A 4-year-old child has died after suffering a devastating electrical shock from a clothes dryer while playing inside a Kansas home, authorities said.

The horrifying incident unfolded Thursday, Aug. 6, in Savonburg, a small community in southeastern Kansas.

According to the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, the child had been playing inside the home when they allegedly received an electrical shock from a 220-volt dryer.

Authorities have not revealed exactly how the child came into contact with the electricity or what caused the appliance to deliver the fatal shock.

Deputies were alerted shortly after 9:30 p.m. after the Allen County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a 4-year-old was not breathing.

By the time emergency crews were responding, the child’s parents were already desperately driving the unconscious youngster toward Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.

The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

The victim’s identity has not been released.

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation into the heartbreaking death, but authorities said there are currently no signs that anything criminal occurred.

“No foul play is suspected at this time, and it appears to have been a tragic accident,” the sheriff’s office said.

Officials also offered condolences to the child’s devastated loved ones — as well as the emergency workers who responded to the tragedy.

“The Sheriff’s Office extends our heartfelt condolences to the family members and all those affected by this tragedy, including the Allen County dispatchers, first responders, and hospital personnel,” authorities said.

The shocking accident is also serving as a grim reminder of the electrical dangers that can exist inside an ordinary home.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission advises families with young children to use outlet covers and protective outlet plates to reduce the risk of electrical shock or electrocution.

The agency also recommends making sure those covers cannot be easily removed by children and are large enough that they do not pose a choking hazard.

For families replacing electrical receptacles, the CPSC recommends installing tamper-resistant versions designed to make it harder for children to insert objects into an outlet.

The Kansas tragedy comes after another young child was reportedly electrocuted in Texas earlier this summer.

In that case, a 6-year-old boy was playing outside when authorities said stakes being used to secure a water slide punctured an underground electrical line.

The damaged wire allegedly energized the surrounding ground, causing the boy to be electrocuted when he came into contact with it.

His family rushed him to a hospital, but doctors were unable to save him.

A preliminary autopsy later determined that the Texas child died from electrocution.