So far, seven Kansans have been identified among the passengers on the D.C. bound flight. They were four Wichitans, a couple from Kiowa and an El Dorado man.

The event will benefit the individual families, the Greater Washington Community Foundation’s “DCA Together Relief Fund,” and the DC Fire & EMS Foundation.

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