Sep 23, 2022

GoFundMe for family of infant who died in Kansas house fire

Posted Sep 23, 2022 8:00 AM
Photo GoFundMe
Photo GoFundMe

ELLIS COUNTY—Friends have established a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family of an infant who lost her life in a house fire Wednesday in Hays. 

"If everyone could even donate $1 to help them pay for their baby’s funeral and medical expenses, daily items that they might need, and help to get them in a place as they are staying with family at this time," organizer Jessican Schmidt wrote. "It is a tragic time right now for them and could use all the help they can get."

Click HERE for the GoFundMe page

Just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, the Hays Emergency Communication Center received a report of a house fire in the 100 Block of West 37th Street in Hays, according to a media release from the Hays Fire Department.

The Hays Fire Department along with the Ellis County Fire Department, Ellis County Emergency Medical Services, and the Hays Police Department were dispatched to the scene. While en route to the scene it was reported that a child was trapped inside the house.

Rescue efforts were initiated, and firefighters were able to locate and remove the child from the home.

Ellis County EMS transported the child to Hays Medical Center where she later died from injuries.