Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Kansas City's BREAKING NEWS: Working Apartment Building Fire Near The Plaza



A
t 2:09 pm- five KC-MO fire companies responded to a reported apartment building fire in the 300 block of East 57th Street south of the Country Club Plaza.




Ladder truck 11 arrived at 2:13 pm and reports "smoke and fire showing from a 2-story" apartment building.



The fire department response was upgraded- MAST-EMS sends a standby unit- and the firefight is underway.



Early reports have it that the apartment on fire was empty- and no other injuries have occurred yet.



Two handlines are being used on the fire on the 1st floor of the building- and the fire battalion chief reports the fire has spread to the 2nd-floor.



Update here as needed....

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