Deputy Fire Chief Craig Duke comforted relatives of the two people who died in a fire Saturday morning at 1800 N. 76th Drive, Kansas City, Kan. (Staff photo)
An apartment fire on 76th Drive in which two persons died on Saturday morning was intentionally set, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department.
The Fire Department spokesman said the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department is interviewing a person of interest in the case.
A 34-year-old woman caregiver and her 2-year-old niece died in the fire.
The Fire Department spokesman said no further information would be released until charges were filed.
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