Five cars were destroyed in a fire at a parking garage at the University of Kansas Medical Center about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday.
The fire was quickly put out by the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department, and there were no injuries, a spokesperson said. Three cars appeared to be able to be driven, she said.
Kay Hawes, a spokesperson for KU Medical Center, said the fire was in a staff parking garage on Olathe Boulevard at KU Medical Center. The medical center is at 39th and Rainbow Boulevard in Kansas City, Kan.
There was no effect on the hospital, she said. The staff parking garage is not physically connected to the hospital, nor to the public parking garage, she said. The staff parking garage is owned by the university and hospital, she added.
Inspectors will determine if the garage’s structural integrity has been damaged, she said.