Local who wake up early are aghast at this blaze in the 18th & Vine district.
It's a vacant building and there are already reports of a partial collapse. Update . . . There are now two separate fires, one started from embers . . . KCFD is on the scene but no firefighters are inside the building.
Update: Report of one woman injured in the second building fire . . .
Links:
KCTV5: Woman injured as fire rips through multiple buildings in historic Jazz District
KCUR: Massive Two-Building Fire At 18th and Vine
Fox4: KC firefighters battle large fire at two historic buildings near 18th and Vine
KSHB: Large structure fire breaks out near 18th & Vine
KMBC: KC firefighters battle building fires near 18th, Vine
Developing . . .
Did Sly rush over to the scene to direct the firefighters with his airport bullhorn?
ReplyDeleteHas anyone checked to see if the City just went with the cheapest bid for whatever remodeling they planned to do there to turn it into the worlds biggest tourist attraction?
ReplyDeleteOh let me predict this one!
ReplyDeletePull money from somewhere - recognizing an emergency Circo and Johnson style!
Divert money from soccer field maintenance?
ReplyDeleteUh Ohhhh. They are going to ask for more money for "renovations". Same scheme over and over. 80 mil wasn't enough. So, they set a fire so they can, in good conscience, ask for more money. We saw it with all the "projects" east of Troost.
ReplyDeleteName them a- hole.
DeleteIt's so interesting that they're trying to call those buildings historic. Not too far from the scene, there were historic houses they tore down under the guise of blight, built as early 1885. Spin doctors in media make me nauseous. There are only a handful of historic buildings left on Vine; Gem Theater is one. Everything else has been torn down or destroyed. There is very little that meets the definition of historic. City always says being old isn't enough to be historic. That's true. We need to be talking about significance. Buzz word media gets it wrong again.
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ReplyDeleteFACT :
Does anybody know where KCMO Mayor SLY JAMES was at that hour ????
Can he prove it ????
Does Sly James have Witnesses ?????
Whats Slys Alibi ?????
How else can ya get Multi Millions of TAX PAYER Dollars to Dump into that failed Fantasy District ,,, BURN IT !!!!
Relax Reid said the two buildings will be torn down!
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Reading the headlines it is hard to believe just a couple of shitty old buildings at 18th and Vine were all that burned. No Drama Queens in the local yokel KC press, uh huh.
ReplyDeleteLack of quality control at the local meth lab?
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