KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person suffered critical injuries in a Monday morning house fire in Blue Springs.
Emergency crews were called to the area of U.S. 40 and Southwest 37th Street just before 2:30 a.m.
Crews could see smoke and fire coming from the back of a duplex.
Central Jackson County Fire Chief Chip Portz said a woman was rescued from the second floor and taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. She remains in critical condition.
A man escaped on his own and was treated at the scene.
Portz said the fire was mostly contained to one unit, but that unit was a total loss.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The chief said they believe its origins are suspicious so it is being treated as a crime scene.
