Mar 22, 2021

3 injured including firefighter in Kan. apartment fire

Posted Mar 22, 2021 1:50 PM
Fire crews were dispatched to the fire just after 7:30 Sunday morning. Incident was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm. Photo courtesy KCK Fire Department
Fire crews were dispatched to the fire just after 7:30 Sunday morning. Incident was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm. Photo courtesy KCK Fire Department

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Three people — including a firefighter — were injured in a two-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment building in Kansas City, Kansas, officials said.

The fire broke out Sunday morning in a two-story home that had been converted into four apartments on North 14th Street. When firefighters arrived, flames were visible coming from the home, and two people jumped from the second story to escape the fire. Both were taken to a hospital with minor burns and are expected to recover, officials said.

A firefighter was injured when a porch on the building collapsed, officials said. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of a broken foot.

Officials are investigating to determine the cause of the fire.