Firefighters battle blaze at Wendy’s at 78th and Parallel

Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters battled a blaze around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Wendy’s restaurant near 78th and Parallel Parkway. Several fire trucks responded to the fire. More information will follow. (Photo copyright 2020 by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters battled a blaze around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Wendy’s restaurant at 78th and Parallel Parkway. (Photo copyright 2020 by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters battled a blaze around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Wendy’s restaurant at 78th and Parallel Parkway. (Photo copyright 2020 by Mary Rupert)
Firefighters battled a blaze around 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Wendy’s restaurant at 78th and Parallel Parkway. (Photo copyright 2020 by Mary Rupert)
Westbound Parallel Parkway was closed to traffic at 77th during the fire, and traffic was diverted onto 77th Street and eastbound Parallel. (Photo copyright 2020 by Mary Rupert)