Agents from a host of local and state law enforcement and public safety agencies were on the scene of a deadly house fire at 2800 29th St. in Great Bend Friday afternoon. One person died in the blaze that occurred early Friday morning which is being investigated as a possible homicide, Great Bend Police Chief Steve Haulmark said.

As of this posting, the name of the victim had not been released.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal was requested to assist with a house fire where a person was found deceased, according to OSFM Public Information Officer Jill Bronaugh. The OSFM assisted by sending three investigators, a K-9 team, and an incident support trailer.  

The investigation is continuing, Bronaugh said.

Along with the OSFM, officers from the Great Bend Police and Fire departments, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were present. Joining Great Bend police cars and fire trucks were the OSFM trailer and the KBI Crime Scene Unit truck.

The light gray house didn’t show much exterior damage from the fire, but the pungent smell of smoke hung in the air Friday. Yellow crime scene tape cordoned off the house and yard, and barricades closed off the entire 29th and Jefferson intersection that afternoon.

Red lights flashed and sirens blared Friday morning, waking some neighborhood residents. Some residents were asked by police if they had any surveillance camera footage of the area around home that burned.