Woman suffers smoke inhalation during two-alarm fire

Posted: October 26, 2013 - 2:56am

Updated: October 26, 2013 - 3:06am

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews were called to an apartment building fire in the 200 block of Pinecone Drive early Saturday.

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The fire was reported just before 2:20 a.m. at 269 Pinecone Drive. A resident reported black smoke coming from the second story of the building, but did not know what was on fire. The residents of the address reported that everyone had made it out safely. Two dogs were said to still be inside.

Lawrence Police arrived on the scene and quickly confirmed that there was black smoke coming from the building.


A responding Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical division chief upgraded the incident to a second alarm response for additional manpower.

Firefighters arrived to find black smoke pushing from the second floor windows of the two story apartment building and began to make their attack.

Crews had the fire knocked down in just under 10 minutes and reported the fire to be under control about five minutes later.

Medics transported a 44-year-old female resident suffering from smoke inhalation, to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment. No other injuries have been reported.

Firefighters located and removed one dog from the building and requested a representative from the Lawrence Humane Society be contacted.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Heavy fire from Lawrence structure; two injured

Posted: July 17, 2013 - 1:54am
Updated: July 18, 2013 - 12:31am

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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews were called to 1321 Tennessee Street around 1:30 Wednesday morning on reports of a mattress burning on the front porch.

Police arrived within two minutes and reported the front porch to be "fully engulfed".

Firefighters arrived about a minute after Police and confirmed "heavy fire showing from the two story, multi-family structure."

As of 1:45 a.m., crews had knocked down a large portion of the exterior fire and started to attack the fire inside the structure. Crews found the fire had also spread to both interior levels.

Firefighters report the bulk of the fire has been knocked down, heavy smoke remains throughout the structure. A primary search for occupants inside the structure has been completed with no one found. Crews are working to complete a secondary search at this time.

Two firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion. Medics did not transport either firefighter from the scene, both returned to work after cooling off and re-hydrating. Two residents of the structure were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation and a damage estimate was not immediately available. The Douglas County chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting displaced residents.

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Child on bicycle struck by vehicle in Olathe

Posted: October 15, 2012 - 8:30am
Updated: October 15, 2012 - 9:04am

Olathe Police are investigating after a 9-year-old boy on a vehicle was struck by a vehicle this morning.

Police say they were called to the 1800 block of Dennis Avenue at 8:13 Monday morning. The juvenile is said to have been crossing Dennis Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling eastbound.

Johnson County Med-Act says the boy was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and his injuries were considered minor.

Investigators say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, uninjured, and is cooperating with the investigation.

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One person critically injured and traffic detoured following motorcycle crash in Overland Park

Posted: August 8, 2012 - 7:53am
Updated: August 8, 2012 - 12:34pm

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Overland Park Police are investigating after a pickup truck and motorcycle collided. Police say the crash occurred at 7:38 this morning in the intersection of 102nd Terrace and Antioch Road.

Johnson County Med-Act reported the motorcyclist, a "man in his 50's", sustained critical injuries in the accident. Investigators say they believe the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet when the accident occurred. The other driver did not report being injured.

Northbound lanes of Antioch Road were closed at 103rd Street and only one lane of southbound Antioch Road is currently getting past the scene. Antioch was reopened to normal traffic about 90 minutes after the accident occurred.

Police say they continue to investigate the accident, and have no other information to release.

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Pedestrian killed when struck by a train in Johnson County

Posted: July 25, 2012 - 2:07am
Updated: July 25, 2012 - 7:44am

Merriam Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train just east of the intersection of 57th Street and Kessler Lane. Police received a call from the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe reporting one of their trains had struck a pedestrian around 1:55 a.m..

Police arrived on scene and had located the pedestrian by 2 a.m.. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

The railroad crossing just west of Interstate 35 on Johnson Drive was closed for about five hours as the involved train stopped at the scene for Police to investigate the accident.

The trains engineer tells Police that he saw a male lying on the tracks but, was unable to stop the train to avoid hitting the man. Investigators believe the train was traveling 30-35 miles per hour when the man was spotted on the tracks.

Police ask anyone who may have been in the area around the time the incident occurred to contact them. Officers are also checking with surrounding businesses equipped with security cameras that may have captured the incident on tape.

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Police investigating after parade bystander struck by wheel chock

Posted: June 2, 2012 - 10:55am
Updated: June 2, 2012 - 5:45pm

Police in Shawnee are investigating after a female spectator at the Old Shawnee Days Parade was reportedly struck by a wheel chock belonging to a Fire Truck.

The incident was reported just after 10:20 Saturday morning, at the intersection of Johnson Drive and Cody Street, near the end of the parade route. The wheel chock reportedly "blew out" from behind the fire apparatus and struck the woman in the lower right leg.

Johnson County Med-Act says they treated, and transported a female with minor injuries to an area hospital for further treatment.

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