Kan. Crews Evacuate Apartment Building During Fire
Dec. 20, 2011
A 12-unit apartment building in Overland Park has been evacuated after a fire there on Monday afternoon, the fire department said.
Authorities were called to the 7800 block of England Drive about 2 p.m. They found six people trapped on a balcony.
Firefighters started to set up a ladder for the trapped people, but another team was able to extinguish the fire in the basement. After they cleared away the smoke, the firefighters let the occupants just come down the building's stairway.
Source The Kansas City Star, Mo.
A 12-unit apartment building in Overland Park has been evacuated after a fire there on Monday afternoon, the fire department said.
Authorities were called to the 7800 block of England Drive about 2 p.m. They found six people trapped on a balcony.
Firefighters started to set up a ladder for the trapped people, but another team was able to extinguish the fire in the basement. After they cleared away the smoke, the firefighters let the occupants just come down the building's stairway.
The fire knocked out the building's electricity. The fire damage was limited to the basement's storage area.
Merriam and Shawnee firefighters worked with Overland Park. Nobody appears to have been injured. The fire department doesn't know what started the fire.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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