SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas woman accused of leaving her children alone at home where a fire started has made a court appearance.
According to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office, 24-year-old Dekilah Sellers was charged with three counts of child endangerment.
Just before 1p.m. Dec. 21, police were dispatched to a Domestic Violence call in the 4400 block of East Bayley in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
While approaching the address, officers observed a 4-year-old boy on the porch of a different address crying. Believing the child was locked out of his home officers opened the door and a large amount of smoke exited the house.
Officers observed a 2-year-old boy on the couch and a fire in the kitchen. One officer removed the 2-year-old from the residence and the other officer entered and checked for any other people in the home.
The officer located a 3-month-child in a back bedroom. All three children were quickly put into a warm patrol vehicle as Wichita Fire Dept and EMS crews were responding to control the fire.
Officers remained with the children until a parent arrived on the scene approximately 45 minutes later. The investigation revealed Dekilah Sellers left her three children alone in the residence to "go get Christmas presents."
The 4-year-old and 2-year-old boys were treated on the scene for smoke inhalation. The 3-month-old girl was transported to a local hospital for treatment and was to be released Thursday, according to Ditch.
Fire and EMS on the scene noted that the two children that were in the home would have died from smoke inhalation if not for the help of the 4-year-old boy and the swift response of police officers.
Sellers is no longer in custody, according to online jail records.
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