Firefighters responded to an auto body shop near 19th and Quindaro on Thursday to put out a vehicle fire. (Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department photo)Firefighters responded to an auto body shop near 19th and Quindaro on Thursday to put out a vehicle fire. (Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department photo)Firefighters responded to an auto body shop near 19th and Quindaro on Thursday to put out a vehicle fire. (Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department photo)Firefighters responded to an auto body shop near 19th and Quindaro on Thursday to put out a vehicle fire. (Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department photo)
Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters rapidly extinguished a fire at 12:23 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at an auto body shop at 1907 Quindaro Blvd.
A vehicle caught fire inside the auto body shop, according to Fire Department spokesman Scott Schaunaman. The cause of it catching fire is under investigation, he added.
Workers from the shop were evacuated, with no injuries reported, he stated.
The extent of the damage is being determined, and is thought to be at a minimum with the rapid extinguishment of the fire, he stated.
A home at 7235 Hasbrook suffered significant damage in an overnight fire, according to James “Morris” Letcher, assistant chief and public information officer for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department.
He said the home suffered a loss of $100,000, if not more, in the fire. The call came in at 1:55 a.m. Wednesday.
Two adults and one child were displaced by the fire, he said. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians.
According to Letcher, the cause of the fire is not known and is still under investigation.
