Jun 18, 2026

Cause of commercial building fire in KC under investigation

Posted Jun 18, 2026 8:00 AM
Photo KCFD
Photo KCFD

Kansas City—Authorities are working to determine the cause of a building fire in Kansas City.

Just before 3p.m. Wednesday, KCFD companies were dispatched to a reported building fire in the 6700 block of Independence Avenue, according to Battalion Chief Riley Nolan.

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Photo KCFD

The first arriving company reported smoke and fire showing from a vacant single-story commercial building and deployed two hose lines. Companies fought the fire from the exterior due to the instability of the structure and placed it under control at 3:07 p.m.

Searches of the structure came back "all clear." There were no injuries reported.