Fatality Crashes in Smithville and Blue Springs MO

Here are Missouri State Patrol crash reports and locator maps on these two incidents:


On M-92 in Smithville: 

On I-70 in Blue Springs: 

Four Die in Platte County MO House Fire

A house fire late Friday night near the northeastern Platte county MO town of Edgerton has claimed four lives- and the fire is being investigated by the Platte County Sheriff department as a homicide.


According to official reports- the fire was in the 3700 block of Buena Vista Road just south of Edgerton- and was reported to emergency agencies around 11:40 pm Friday night.

Arriving fire personnel found a house fully-engulfed in flames- preventing rescue of the four victims still inside.


As of late Saturday morning- Platte county authorities said that three of the victims were adults- 2 were females.


The third adult victim's gender could not yet be determined due to the extent of burns.

Pre-Fire GOOGLE Satellite Image of Farmstead

Post-Fire Image from KCTV5 NewsChopper

One of the victims was reportedly an infant.


Several other Platte and Clay county fire departments assisted Edgerton Fire at the scene.

BREAKING NEWS: Natural-cover Fire Threatens Structures in Ray County MO

Several fire departments are either on-scene or enroute to a natural cover fire in Rayville MO..

The original dispatch around 1:10 pm Friday afternoon was to "Richmond (MO) Fire- U and C Highways" and it was reported as "a large grass fire that has jumped the roadway and is threatening structures."

Richmond Fire is being assisted by Lawson- Wood Heights- Orrick- and just moments ago- Excelsior Springs fire departments.

More here if and as received....

VIDEO: Helicopter Crash-Lands Into Pearl Harbor HI

Fortunately- four or the five on board injuries are reported by the witness as "minor."

One of the passengers was seriously-hurt.

BREAKING NEWS: High Winds Fan Fires in Kansas City MetroRegion

Numerous fire departments on the Missouri  and Kansas sides of the state line are involved in firefights of out-of-control natural cover fires.


These fires are in Platte county MO- as well as Leavenworth and Jefferson counties in KS..

From all reports received here- the fires are in rural areas- but there are reports of some structures either threatened or involved in these fires.


The largest fire with responses from at least a half-dozen departments from 2 states is occurring in Platte county between Leavenworth KS and Platte City MO..

Platte county MO wildfire from KCTV5 news helicopter.

So far- no reports of any injuries in any of these wildfires....