Tag: Fire

A resident jumped out of a window to escape a fire overnight at 5309 Crest Drive, Kansas City, Kansas.

The resident was taken to a hospital by nonemergency transport for smoke inhalation and ankle pain, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department stated.

One firefighter reported feeling ill during the salvage and overhaul operations, the spokesman stated. Another firefighter was taken by a safety officer to a hospital for a foot injury, he added.

Fire crews were dispatched to the fire around 2:06 a.m. Tuesday, according to Assistant Chief Scott Schaunaman. A second home next door also was damaged by the fire.

Heavy smoke and fire were reported when they arrived at the split-level residential home, he stated. Four occupants jumped out of a window about one and a half stories high to escape the fire, according to the spokesman.

Heavy fire damage was reported to the back of the structure and the upper level, he stated.

Because of the nearness of the fire to the home next door, the call was upgraded to a general alarm, according to Schaunaman. The home next door suffered fire damage to the attic.

Occupants of the second home safely evacuated, Schaunaman stated.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Schaunaman.

Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters today quickly extinguished a basement fire at 1528 N. 34th St., according to a Fire Department spokesman.

Crews were dispatched at 12:45 p.m. to the fire and reported brown smoke upon arrival, according to the spokesman.

The fire was located in the basement and quickly extinguished, the spokesman stated.

There were no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and the extent of the damage is still being determined, according to the spokesman.

Two residents jumped out of a second-story window on Sunday morning to escape a fire at 1926 N. 14th St.

The two residents had minor burns and were taken to a hospital by EMS, according to Scott Schaunaman, Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department spokesman and battalion chief.

One firefighter also was injured, according to the spokesman. A porch collapsed, injuring the firefighter. The firefighter, who had a broken foot, was taken to a hospital, the spokesman stated.

The fire was reported around 7:36 a.m. Sunday.

The house, near 14th and Troup, had been converted into four apartments, and it suffered significant damage from the fire, according to Schaunaman.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, he stated.