The Kansas City Fire Department responded to a reported house fire in the 9500 block of Olmstead Rd at 3:26 a.m. On arrival, crews reported heavy smoke and fire through the roof, from a one-story residence. Interior operations were initiated on an offensive fire attack with three hose lines. Companies did encounter a broken natural gas line and power lines down in the rear of the structure and eventually evacuated. Moving to a defensive mode, fly piping operations (water is hosed from the top of a ladder) began. After knocking down the majority of the fire, the aerial was eventually shut down, and the hose lines resumed extinguishing the remaining fire and hot spots. Utility crews were on scene and secured their hazards.
Searches of the structure were conducted and came back all clear. The fire was brought under control at 4:35 a.m.
One firefighter was briefly evaluated by an ambulance on scene but was not transported. No other injuries or patients have been reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by KCFD.
Discover more from Martin City Telegraph
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
You may also like
-
Fire reported in boarded up house behind Cerner campus
-
KC Mayor Pro Tem has not been contacted in federal investigation, she says
-
Center School District concludes investigation after CHS student was body slammed by security during protest
-
First-degree murder charge filed in 26-year-old cold case killing of south KC native
-
Fire breaks out in the Ruskin Hills neighborhood