Posted on 03/20/2017 7:18:04 PM PDT by Mercat
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A huge fire at an apartment building under construction in suburban Kansas City has sparked fires at several homes blocks away. The eight-alarm fire broke out about 3:30 p.m. Monday at the multimillion-dollar CityPlace development in Overland Park, Kansas, sending plumes of smoke and embers toward homes in the suburban neighborhood nearby, The Kansas City Star reported (http://bit.ly/2nLM3Hg ). Once one roof caught fire, embers jumped from roof to roof, spreading the blaze, said Overland Park Fire Department spokesman Jason Rhodes. "It's a bit of a war zone down there frankly," Rhodes said. No serious injuries were reported, although one firefighter suffered a minor injury, he said.
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What could have been in a building under construction that could have caused an explosion like that?
Did we just not have another on of those apartment fires that were under construction.
How far from johnnys in OP?
You guys OK? We were just a few blocks away from the shooting at Austins last month.
Same thing just happened in Raleigh NC a couple days ago...
One last week was in Raleigh NC.
Coincidence ?
Be interesting to know the construction companies at each site....
It would be just as interesting to know the makeup of the workforce at each site.
Yep...That also....
I am sorry. Can we have a string for LOCAL news? We have North Korea threatening TODAY the nuking of US cities and troops and we are doing local fires?
My daughter lives in the vicinity. Hope you are well.
Probably the propane tanks for the portable heaters used to warm up the interiors enough to allow drywall crews, tile crews and painters to work. Once they get hot enough the pressure relief valves of the propane tanks open and the propane in the tank ignites explosively.
Open a string for North Korea yourself....
Let’s do local news here. How is your girl’s softball team doing at your high school? Are you kidding me with this local fire “not News”
What’s the point of bitching to all of us? It serves no purpose but to make yourself feel better.
I meant nothing smart about my post...It’s already been on here about North Korea earlier today...
If you don’t want to know about these fires then you should’ve just passed this thread by, that’s all...
Is this really important? we had a dog run over on SH 76 today!!
I want to know about real news. I live in a very small town. We had a fire in a vacant lot. What is the difference? BREAKING NEWS!! Not “ LOCAL NEWS”
The fire in Raleigh was only about three blocks from the Governor’s residence and about 5 from the captal Building...Right downtown...
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