This morning there are reports a man dead and explosions amid a morning, urban core blaze. Here's more info from the scene . . .
KCFD battles large house fire . . .
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri, firefighters are battling a large house fire that started just after 6:15 a.m. The fire started in a home near East 56th Street and Hardesty Avenue. Police and fire shut down several blocks around the area, citing explosions going off in the home.