Council Bluffs authorities say 37-year-old Michelle Patton and 2-year-old A'Nyia Patton are in extremely critical condition after a Wednesday morning fire in their apartment.
Fire Chief Justin James tells NewsRadio 1110 KFAB when they arrvived to 228 Harrison Street, they found smoke coming from the rear of the building. As crews were knocking down the flames, a search and rescue team found the woman and child unresponsive in a bedroom.
James says A'Nyia and Michelle were found unresponsive and without a pulse. CPR was initiated by medics on scene. Michelle Patton is at Nebraska Medical Center and A'Nyia is at Children's Hospital. James says both took in a lot of smoke.
The fire appeared to be contained to one room in the eight unit apartment building. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined and the investigation is still ongoing.