
6 p.m. (AP) — The two children killed in a south-central Kansas house fire have been identified as 23-month-old twin boys.
The Pratt Police Department said in release Tuesday the twins were inside the burning home when firefighters arrived Monday afternoon.
The twins were identified as Jayce and Jasper Ibarra, who would have turned 2 years old in January.
Their mother, 24-year-old Destry Ibarra, escaped from the house. She was reported to be in good condition Tuesday in the burn unit at Via Christ-St. Francis hospital in Wichita. Police say the children’s father was not home when the fire broke out.
The Kansas Fire Marshal is working with police to determine the cause of the blaze.
4 a.m. PRATT, Kan. (AP) — Infant twins have died in a house fire in south-central Kansas.
Police in Pratt say the infants died Monday afternoon in the fire at their home. Emergency crews called to the home found the twin’s mother outside covered in smoke and soot. She’s been hospitalized with fire-related injuries.
Pratt police say the two babies were pronounced dead at the scene. The father of the twins was not at home at the time of the fire.
The names of the victims haven’t been released.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.