INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities said a fire in an Independence residence with 11 people in the household left four people hurt, including two juveniles.
The Independence Fire Department responded to a call just after 8:30 a.m. Saturday and discovered heavy smoke coming from the front door.
The four injured were transported to a hospital, where two of them are listed in critical condition.
The Kansas City Star reports that the fire was put out just before 9 a.m.
City officials says investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze.
