Firefighters respond to Plaza Towers highrise

Firefighters responded to the Plaza Towers highrise, 1200 N. 75th Place, Kansas City, Kansas, this afternoon. A ladder was placed to the seventh floor of the highrise. Residents have been evacuated, and the residents said the floor had filled with smoke. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters responded to the Plaza Towers highrise, 1200 N. 75th Place, Kansas City, Kansas, this afternoon. A ladder was placed to the seventh floor of the highrise. Residents have been evacuated, and the residents said the floor had filled with smoke. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters responded to the Plaza Towers highrise, 1200 N. 75th Place, Kansas City, Kansas, this afternoon. A ladder was placed to the seventh floor of the highrise. Residents have been evacuated, and the residents said the floor had filled with smoke. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters responded to the Plaza Towers highrise, 1200 N. 75th Place, Kansas City, Kansas, this afternoon. A ladder was placed to the seventh floor of the highrise. Residents have been evacuated, and the residents said the floor had filled with smoke. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)