Police investigate after suspicious package is delivered to business

Posted: December 27, 2018 - 2:33 a.m.

Overland Park police say they were called to investigate a suspicious package on Wednesday afternoon.

Captain Brian Houlahan says officers were called to a business in the 4800 block of College Boulevard at 1:34 p.m.

"Upon arrival, officers cordoned off the area and called for the Overland Park PD EOD (Bomb Squad) to respond," Capt. Houlahan said.

Officers evacuated several nearby businesses as a precaution.

"The EOD squad determined the package contained only laptop batteries that had been ordered by the business and contained no explosive materials," Capt. Houlahan said.

Employees of the business and surrounding businesses were allowed to return to work after the package was determined to be safe.

No injuries were reported.

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PHOTOS | Construction crew hits gas line, sparks fire

Posted: September 20, 2013 - 8:32pm
Updated: September 21, 2013 - 7:18am

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Overland Park firefighters responded on a struck natural gas line Friday evening.

Atmos Energy was digging near the intersection of 151st Street and Switzer Road before 8 p.m. Friday, when a backhoe struck a four-inch natural gas line.

The strike broke the gas line and the escaping gas ignited. Atmos crews immediately notified the Overland Park Fire Department of the break and fire.

Overland Park Fire officials say firefighters cleared the area and stood by, while Atmos crews stopped the flow of gas through the line.

The fire was extinguished around 10 p.m., the intersection remained closed at that time so that KCP&L crews could inspect possible damage to nearby poles and equipment.

One home was evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported.

As of 7:15 a.m., Saturday, the intersection remained closed for KCP&L crews to repair damage. KCP&L says no one is without power due to the repairs.

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Large brush fire in west Lawrence

Posted: July 5, 2012 - 12:45pm
Updated: July 6, 2012 - 3:40am

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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical was dispatched to a grass fire in the 6000 block of Bob Billings Parkway and George Williams Way at 10:20 a.m.. A media release says that due to extremely dry conditions, wind gusts and an abundance of dry vegetation, the fire began to spread rapidly to the northeast potentially affecting several homes along Palisades Street and Langston Hughes Elementary School. The incident was upgraded to a structure fire with mutual aid requests from numerous neighboring departments.

Mutual aid was received from; Eudora Township, Wakarusa Township, Lecompton Township, Willow Springs Township, and Kanwaka Township.

In addition to the Douglas County departments, mutual aid was also requested from several Johnson County departments which included; Olathe, Lenexa, Overland Park, and Shawnee Fire Departments. Johnson County Med-Act also assisted with emergency medical coverage.

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Numerous homes in the 6200 block of Palisades street were evacuated until the fire could be contained. All residents were allowed back into their homes by 12:30 p.m..

No injuries were reported to Fire Department personnel and the American Red Cross provided rehydration assistance to multiple responding agencies.

Investigators say the fire was sparked after a squirrel came into contact with overhead electrical power lines, causing a spark which ignited the vegetation beneath the line.

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Officials say there is not a dollar loss associated with the vegetation burned, however minor damages are being assessed of the houses that were adjacent to the burned area.

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Fire reported at Overland Park home

Posted: May 11, 2012 - 8:28am
Updated: May 11, 2012 - 8:51am

Overland Park and Lenexa Firefighters are on scene of a house fire in the 10500 block of W 92nd Place.

Firefighters were dispatched at 8:20 a.m. for a reported fire in the laundry room of the house. Upon arrival crews reported heavy smoke from two sides of the split level home.

Further investigation led fire crews to a fire in a basement wall with extension to a first floor kitchen closet. Crews are also making access to the attic to check for extension. Crews were able to confirm, with the homeowner, that everyone was evacuated safely.

No other details were immediately available and no injuries have been reported.

This is the second fire that Overland Park and Lenexa firefighters have responded on this morning. The first fire was reported around 6:40 a.m., more information on that fire can be found here.

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Fire reported at Lenexa apartment complex

Posted: May 11, 2012 - 7:05am

Updated: May 11, 2012 - 8:06am

Lenexa Firefighters extinguished a small fire in the attic of an apartment building in the 9500 block of Monrovia Street. Initial reports were of smoke in the area. One fire crew responded to the area with police and found light smoke visible from the roof of one building.

That building was quickly evacuated and a small fire was found in the attic of a second floor apartment. A full alarm response was ordered to assist with evacuations of the building. 

Officials say they pulled ceilings in several apartments to confirm that the fire was completely extinguished.

Firefighters from the Overland Park Fire Department were also called and assisted with the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation and a damage estimate was not immediately available. No injuries were reported.

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Carbon Monoxide sickens 3 in Lenexa

Posted: December 28, 2011 - 5:41am
Updated: December 28, 2011 - 6:12am

Just after 5:20 a.m., Tuesday, Lenexa Fire and Johnson County Med-Act were called to a home in the 8100 block of Woodstone Street. Three people were reported to be showing symptoms of Carbon Monoxide poisoning after a natural gas leak in the house.

The Lenexa Fire Department reported dangerous levels of Carbon Monoxide. Those levels are said to have been nearly 500 parts per million. Kansas Gas was also on the scene when the fire department arrived.

Johnson County Med-Act treated three people to an area hospital. Two were said to be "40-years-old" and the other is a "12-year-old." All three were said to be stable, complaining of headaches and nausea. Their exposure was said to be "moderate."

Lenexa Fire remained on the scene to ventilate the house and locate the source of the Carbon Monoxide.

No further information was immediately available.

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Damaged gas meters lead to evacuations

Posted: November 8, 2011 - 9:21am
Updated: November 8, 2011 - 11:28am

The Olathe Fire Department was called to a natural gas leak in the 100 block of N Clairborne Road after a tractor trailer damaged three natural gas meters on the building.

Olathe Fire Department spokesperson, Mike Hall says that five businesses were evacuated, including ACE Hardware, Dollar General, Quilters Haven, Tuesday Morning and Noah's Ark Gift Shoppe.

Hall also says that the gas leak was stopped, by the gas company, at 9:57 a.m. and the evacuated businesses were allowed to reopen after about 45 minutes.

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Several sickened by Carbon Monoxide at JoCo restaurant

Posted: November 7, 2011 - 11:14am
Updated: November 8, 2011 - 2:30am

The Olathe Fire Department and Johnson County Med-Act crews responded to the Noodles & Company restaurant located at 15208 West 119th Street shortly after 11 a.m. Monday morning.

Two employees were transported from the scene by Johnson County Med-Act ambulances and a third drove himself to an area hospital following Carbon Monoxide exposure according to an Olathe Fire Department spokesperson. Five others were treated on the scene.

None of the injuries are considered life threatening according to the Olathe Police Department.

The strip mall, where the restaurant is located, has been completely evacuated as a precaution. Elevated Carbon Monoxide levels were also found in a neighboring Radio Shack store. The neighboring businesses were allowed to reopen for business just after 12:10 p.m.. The Noodles & Company remained closed until repairs could be made.

Updated information provided by the Olathe Police Department.

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