Firefighters battled a blaze late Monday that spread from an apartment building to two homes in Kansas City.
Crews responded around 10:40 p.m. to the 4400 block of Virginia Avenue, where there was heavy fire from a two-story four unit apartment building, said Michael Hopkins, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.
The fire spread to houses to the north and south of the apartment building, and the incident was upgraded to a two-alarm fire.
A partial collapse forced firefighters to evacuate from the apartment building. Crews used hoses on the exterior of the building and were eventually able to re-enter one of the houses.
No injuries have been reported. The apartment building and home to the south are vacant structures.
KCFD is investigating the cause of the fire.
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