Aftermath: Deadly Kansas City Inferno Displaces Dozens

There's a lot going on in Kansas City today but morning news mostly focused on this story of local disaster.

Here are the basics amid a suspicious death investigation . . .

"Fire crews responded to the blaze at roughly 2:20 this morning. Given the number of units in the 100+ year old building, additional EMS units were called as a precautionary measure. Firefighters rescued a number of people from second and third story balconies when they arrived."

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Four Alarm blaze injures two, displaces over 25 residents

An overnight, 4-alarm fire at the Dorson Apartments at 918 Benton Boulevard displaced over 25 people and sent two people to the hospital. Firw crews responded to the blaze at roughly 2:20 this morning. Given the number of units in the 100+ year old building, additional EMS units were called as a precautionary measure.

1 dead, 27 displaced in overnight KCMO apartment fire

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department responded to an overnight KCMO apartment fire that is related to the death of one person and the hospitalization of another. Crews were called to an apartment building near 10th Street and Benton Boulevard about 2:30 a.m.

Overnight Kansas City apartment fire leaves 27 people displaced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An overnight apartment in Kansas City left two people injured and 27 people displaced on Monday. According to the Kansas City Fire Department, fire crews were called to 9th Street and Benton Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. on reports of a fire on the second floor of an apartment building.

Police investigating death in connection with Kansas City apartment fire

Kansas City, Missouri, police are now investigating a death in connection with an apartment fire early Monday morning.The fire started at 2:28 a.m. at a three-story apartment building at 918 Benton Blvd.Firefighters said multiple people were trapped on the upper levels of the building and had to be rescued.Two people were injured in the fire.

27 displaced after Kansas City apartment fire

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - About a dozen people had to be rescued from second and third-floor balconies in a Kansas City apartment fire early Monday morning that displaced 27 residents. Crews responded at 2:28 a.m. to a residential fire at 10th Street and Benton Boulevard.

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