CSW BREAKING: Independence MO House Fire

At 5:37 am- five companies of the Independence Fire department rolled out on a reported fire in a lived-in house in central IN-MO..


At 5:41 am- the first-arriving fire company reports a working fire in the basement of the house at 12712 (East) Erickson Road and an ambulance is ordered for a person reportedly injured escaping the flames.

The fire is reportedly "knocked down" at 5:56 am and the Red Cross was ordered for the "4 adults and 1" child who were displaced.

The injured person was a male who was transported by AMR-EMS to the University of Kansas Medical Center with non life-threatening smoke inhalation.

A "14-month-old" infant was taken to Cneterpoint Med Center with "no symptoms- just for a check-up" by a physician.

The fire's cause is under investigation with no dollar loss yet available.

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CSW BREAKING: Independence MO House Fire

The flames have been extinguished in a house in the 2900 block of South Iva Drive.


Five companies of the Independence Fire Department (IFD) responded to the fire just after 3:15 am Sunday morning.

Pumper 10 arrives at 3:21 am and finds smoke coming from the front door of the split-level house shown in the Google Streetview image.

It was first reported to be a fire "in the laundry room" of the lived-in residence but by 3:46 am- the fire had spread up into the attic.

At least 1 occupant- "a female with no shoes on" escaped the fire and no other injuries had been reported as of this post.

The investigation as to the fire's cause is underway.

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