JOHNSON COUNTY —Three homes under construction were destroyed in a Monday morning fire in Johnson County.
Just before 4:30a.m., crews responded to a house fire in the 11100 Block of West 172nd Terrace, according to the Overland Park Fire Department.
First arriving units found heavy fire coming from a 2-story, single family home under construction. The fire spread to other homes under construction on both sides, according to Overland Park Fire Deparatment.
A second alarm was called which brought fire crews from Overland Park and Olathe.
The homes were in the framing stage and had no fire protection measures in place. Tremendous thermal columns and a south wind spread flaming embers to the adjoining house to the north. Radiant heat likely ignited the house to the south, according to Overland Park Fire officials.
Firefighters attacked the blaze from all sides and flowed water onto a fourth occupied home to the north to protect it from falling embers. The occupants were evacuated. The fire destroyed three homes under construction. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.