At 5 pm- KC-MO Fire dispatched a regular alarm- then upgraded the response to seven companies to a residential high-rise building at 1600 Jackson in East KC-MO..
At 5:04 pm- there apparently was a fire on the 7th-floor that's been extinguished by the sprinkler system. The sprinkers are also "flooding the 7th floor" according to firefighters.
The fire's reported "out" at 5:09 pm..
Residents have been and are being evacuated down stairwells- many of the residents elderly and/or infirm- and MAST-EMS units are standing by.
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UPDATE - 1900 CDT - A person who was occupying the 7th-floor apartment where the fire was suffered not immediately life-threatening injuries and was taken by KC-MO FD/MAST-EMS to a hospital.
There was considerable water damage to at least the 7th as well as the 6th-floors with KCP&L called to inspect electrical systems....
There was considerable water damage to at least the 7th as well as the 6th-floors with KCP&L called to inspect electrical systems....
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