Woman displaced by Christmas morning kitchen fire

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Posted: December 25, 2020 - 9:40 p.m.

The Overland Park Fire Department says a woman was able to escape her home when a fire broke out in her kitchen shortly after 8 Christmas morning.

Fire Department Media Manager Jason Rhodes says firefighters arrived to find smoke visible from the house on the southeast corner of 81st Street and Riggs Lane.

"Firefighters quickly went to work attacking a fire in the kitchen, while additional crews searched the home to be sure everyone was out," Rhodes said in a news release. "Fire significantly damaged the kitchen and adjoining living area."

Crews worked for approximately 25 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Rhodes says the resident was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation.

"Investigators believe the fire originated in the kitchen, but the exact cause is under investigation," Rhodes said.

The home did have working smoke alarms.

Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 also responded to the scene.

The resident of the home is being assisted by the Red Cross.

Firefighters from Consolidated Fire District No. 2 also responded

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Two people escape after being alerted of fire by neighbors

Posted: October 1, 2020 - 9:35 p.m. 

Firefighters from Overland Park and Lenexa Fire Departments
responded on the fire just after 7 p.m.
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A neighbor alerted two adults that their home had caught fire Thursday evening in Overland Park.

Firefighters from Overland Park and Lenexa were called to the home at 8901 West 93rd Street just after 7 p.m.

Overland Park Fire Department Media Manager Jason Rhodes says firefighters arrived to report heavy fire visible from the split-level, single-family home.

“Crews began an offensive fire attack on exterior fire before transitioning to an interior attack, where they found significant fire in the attic of the home,” Rhodes said. “It took about 40 minutes to bring the fire under control as there were several hard to reach pockets of fire that required significant work to access.”

Firefighters worked to extinguish fire on the outside of the house
before moving inside to check for extension.
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Both residents escaped without injury. The home sustained significant fire and smoke damage according to the fire department. A damage estimate was not immediately available.

“The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but the residents reported lighting the fireplace and shortly thereafter being called by neighbors who told them their house was on fire,” Rhodes said. “The residents said they were aware of slight damage to the chimney and that they intended to have it repaired soon.”

The Red Cross will be assisting the displaced residents.

“Overland Park Fire hopes this unfortunate incident can serve as a reminder to the rest of us that as temperatures drop and we begin using heat sources to warm our homes, we should have furnaces and chimneys inspected annually by trained professionals,” Rhodes said.

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One dog killed, three residents displaced after Sunday afternoon apartment fire

Posted: September 20, 2020 - 7:05 p.m.

Firefighters from Lenexa, Overland Park, and a Shawnee Battalion Chief were called to The Retreat at Woodridge Apartments in the 8800 block of Hauser Drive at 3:24 Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters from Lenexa, Overland Park, and Shawnee
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In a news release, Lenexa Deputy Fire Chief Scott Hoch says firefighters arrived at 3:27 to find a fire in one first-floor apartment of the three-story building.

Lenexa Police assisted firefighters with evacuating 16 apartments in the building.

Deputy Chief Hoch says firefighters rescued one dog as they worked to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters attempted to resuscitate the dog in front of the building, but their efforts were unsuccessful.

Firefighters used fans to remove brown smoke from inside the fire apartment

The fire was reported to be under control at 3:40 p.m. and out at 3:51 p.m. Other residents of the building were able to return to their apartments after the fire was extinguished.

Damage from the fire, smoke, and water was confined to one first floor apartment according to the news release.

Fire investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire, and a damage estimate has not been determined.

The Red Cross is assisting three residents who were displaced.

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Prairie Village officer injured during foot chase

Posted: July 18, 2020 - 5:43 a.m.

One man was arrested, and another eluded Prairie Village officers after running from a traffic stop near 75th Street and Mission Road just after 2:15 a.m. Saturday.

Prairie Village Police searched the suspect vehicle after their search for the suspect ended.
Officers can be seen inspecting a handgun that was found in the backseat.
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Recorded radio traffic indicates an officer made a traffic stop in a driveway in the 4000 block of West 75th Street at 2:18 a.m. The suspect parked his vehicle in a driveway, then two men ran from the car.

The driver ran north into a backyard, while the passenger ran south across 75th Street.

Corporal Mark Brown of the Prairie Village Police Department confirms an officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle that was seen speeding on 75th Street, and two men ran from that vehicle.

"We got one person into custody that we believe to be the passenger," Cpl. Brown says. "The driver, we don't have in custody."

The passenger was arrested on the west side of Shawnee Mission East High School. The driver reportedly ran north, jumping fences into backyards. Corporal Brown says both men are younger black males.

"During the course of the foot chase, one of the officers did injure their knee," Cpl. Brown said.

The injured officer was evaluated on the scene by Johnson County Med-Act and then transported to an area hospital by a fellow officer. Corporal Brown says the injury is not believed to be serious.

A K-9 unit from the Olathe Police Department was brought in to assist with the search of backyards. Officers from Fairway, Mission, and Roeland Park also responded to assist in holding a perimeter for the K-9 search.

An Olathe Police Department K-9 assisted with the search for the driver.

Prairie Village officers were seen recovering a handgun from the backseat to the Dodge Magnum the suspects allegedly ran from.

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One person killed in fiery western Lenexa crash

Posted: July 15, 2020 - 11:47 p.m.

The Lenexa Police Department's Traffic Safety Unit is investigating after one person was killed in a fiery crash on Prairie Star Parkway late Wednesday evening.

It happened about 9:15 p.m. in the median of Prairie Star Parkway just east of Tallgrass Drive in western Lenexa.

A large boulder was forced into the eastbound lanes of Prairie Star Parkway in the crash
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Master Police Officer Danny Chavez says officers arrived to find the car engulfed in flames.

Lenexa firefighters worked for about five minutes to extinguish the flames. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. An extensive search of the immediate area was conducted to ensure no one had been ejected from the car. No one was located in the search.

Police believe the car was driving westbound at high speed when it left the road.

"[The car] left the roadway into the center median and struck large landscaping boulders," Ofc. Chavez said. "We don't have any info on the deceased yet."

Johnson County Med-Act paramedics look over the crashed vehicle after
Lenexa firefighters extinguished the flames.

The crash forced officers to close Prairie Star Parkway in both directions between Lone Elm Road and Prairie Creek Road for several hours.

No other details were immediately available. Check back with this report for updates.

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Four teens seriously injured in rollover crash on I-435

Posted: July 7, 2020 - 8:43 p.m.

Troopers say four teens were seriously injured when the pickup truck they were riding in rolled over near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Interstate 435 Tuesday evening in Shawnee.

Emergency crews were called to the northbound lanes of Interstate 435 just north of the Shawnee Mission Parkway bridge about 5:35 p.m.

Two of the northbound lanes of I-435 were closed as crews worked the crash scene.
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Recorded radio traffic from police dispatchers indicated they received numerous 911 calls reporting the crash and that several people had been ejected from the vehicle.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2001 Ford F-350 was driving on the entrance ramp from westbound Shawnee Mission Parkway to northbound I-435.

“The driver of vehicle one lost control on the entrance ramp,” according to KHP’s crash log. “After vehicle one left the roadway, the vehicle overturned onto I-435.”

Troopers say the driver and three passengers were not wearing seat belts and all four ejected onto the Interstate.

Johnson County Med-Act transported three of the injured to Overland Park Regional Medical Center and one to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Troopers have all injuries classified as “suspected serious injury.”

A Johnson County Med-Act ambulance, driven by a Shawnee firefighter,
transports one of the injured passengers to the University of Kansas Medical Center

Operation 100 News has reached out to Johnson County Med-Act for more accurate conditions of the injured at the time of their transports.

The driver is a 16-year-old Shawnee resident. Two of his passengers are 15; the other is 16. One of the 15-year-olds is also a Shawnee resident. The other two passengers are both from Lake Quivira.

Troopers continue to investigate the crash.

The Lenexa Fire Department also responded to the scene.

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Overland Park home heavily damaged by early-morning fire

Posted: February 26, 2020 - 10:58 a.m.

Firefighters from Overland Park and Consolidated Fire District No. 2 were called to a house fire at 6900 Horton Street just after 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Crews arriving on the scene reported heavy fire visible from the front and side of the single-story home.

Overland Park Media Manager Jason Rhodes says the resident of the home was able to escape safely before firefighters arrived.

Scene video provided by the Overland Park Fire Department

"Firefighters went to work attacking fire in the front rooms of the home while additional crews searched to be sure there were not other occupants," Rhodes said. "It took firefighters about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control."

The resident told fire investigators that they awoke to the sound of fire and got out.

"Excessive contents made the home difficult to navigate," Rhodes said. "It's unknown if the home had working smoke alarms."

The home sustained significant fire and smoke damage. No injuries were reported and the exact cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The displaced resident will be staying with family members according to Rhodes.

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Careless discard of smoking materials cited as cause for OP apartment fire which left woman in critical condition

Posted: February 24, 2020 - 10:42 p.m.
Updated: February 25, 2020 - 11:54 a.m.

A woman in her 40s is in critical condition after she was rescued from an apartment fire near 87th Street and Grant on Monday evening. On Tuesday, fire investigators announced that the fire was caused by careless smoking.

Overland Park and Lenexa firefighters brought the fire under control in about 10 minutes
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Firefighters from Overland Park and Lenexa were called to the Four Seasons Apartments at 9510 West 87th Street just before 9 p.m.

Overland Park Police were first to arrive on the scene and reported smoke coming from a second-floor apartment. A neighbor told police that they had not seen the woman who lives in the apartment. An officer was able to get into the apartment but was forced back outside by the smoke.

Firefighters were able to rescue the woman from the apartment a short time later. She was transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas where she is said to be in critical condition.

Johnson County Med-Act Paramedics and Overland Park Firefighters
rushed the woman to a waiting ambulance.

Overland Park Fire Department Media Manager Jason Rhodes says firefighters had the fire under control within 10 minutes. The damage was contained to the apartment where the fire started.

Johnson County Med-Act transported the police sergeant who initially tried to rescue the woman from her apartment. Rhodes says the sergeant is being treated for "minor smoke inhalation." No other injuries were reported.

A Lenexa firefighter uses a ladder to access the second-floor
apartment where the fire and victim were both found.

Fire investigators say the fire was accidental, caused by careless discard of smoking materials. No working smoke detectors were found in the victim's apartment.

"If you need assistance with smoke alarms, contact you local fire department," Rhodes said. "Additionally, smoking materials should always be completely extinguished in sand or water before discarding."

The Red Cross is assisting two adults and three children who were displaced by the fire.

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Motorcyclist critically injured in fiery crash with SUV

Posted: February 24, 2020 - 12:35 a.m.

A man on a motorcycle was transported to an area hospital early Sunday evening after he was hit by an SUV while riding his motorcycle in Lenexa.

Lenexa police and firefighters survey the heavily damaged motorcycle
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Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to the intersection of 95th Street and Monrovia Street about 5:15 p.m.

Lenexa Police were first to arrive on the scene and reported that the motorcycle was off the road and on fire. The rider was still on the road. An officer applied a tourniquet to stop the injured motorcyclist's leg from bleeding.

A Lenexa Police Sergeant picks threw the wreckage of the motorcycle

The motorcyclist, only identified as a 19-year-old man, was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in critical condition. His injuries included a broken leg and a partially amputated ankle.

A witness, who didn't want to be identified, tells Operation 100 News that the motorcycle was traveling eastbound on 95th Street and the SUV was southbound on Monrovia.

The witness was unsure which vehicle had the green light, but said that the motorcycle was driving fast just before the crash. He says that the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.

The driver and passenger of the SUV did not report any injuries.

The crash was recorded by a traffic camera at the intersection.

The crash forced the closure of several eastbound lanes as officers directed traffic

Police directed traffic through the intersection as the crash was investigated. Eastbound 95th Street was taken down to only one through lane during that time and both directions of Monrovia, south of the intersection were closed. The intersection reopened to normal traffic just before 8:30 p.m.

No other details have been released.

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Man shot in "accidental discharge" of a gun

Posted: February 18, 2020 - 12:02 p.m.

Shawnee police, firefighters, and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to the Vapor World, 15941 West 65th Street about 8:30 p.m. Monday to investigate a reported accidental shooting.

Shawnee Police responded to a reported accidental shooting Monday evening
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"Upon arrival, officers determined there was an accidental discharge of a firearm and a subject was struck by the stray round," Shawnee Police Captain Shaun Miller said in a news release Tuesday morning. "Witness statements and physical evidence indicates there was no altercation prior to the firearm being discharged."

Johnson County Med-Act transported to the man, only described as a 19-year-old, to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. His injury is described as serious, but not immediately life-threatening.

At the scene on Monday evening, Sergeant Nick Pike confirmed to Operation 100 News that the shooting was not self-inflicted.

Recorded radio traffic indicates an employee was carrying the gun when the shot was fired and the round struck a customer.

The incident was captured on the store's surveillance video, which was reviewed by officers at the scene.

No other details have been released.


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One person injured in early morning crash in Shawnee

Posted: February 16, 2020 - 1:28 p.m.

A man in his 30s was transported to an area trauma center after he was found lying on the ground approximately 20 feet from his crashed SUV on Shawnee Mission Parkway just west of Interstate 435 in Shawnee.

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Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to the scene about 1:50 Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived to find one vehicle with substantial front end damage on the right shoulder of westbound Shawnee Mission Parkway.

Recorded radio traffic indicates the man, who was believed to be heavily intoxicated, told first responders that he was not the driver.

Police and firefighters diverted all westbound traffic onto northbound Interstate 435 as they searched for a second person who had possibly been ejected in the crash. The man later told paramedics that he was alone in the SUV.

Radio traffic indicated paramedics believed the injured man might have been ejected from the SUV. His injuries were described as serious but not immediately life-threatening. Johnson County Med-Act transported him to the Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

The Lenexa Police Department assisted with searches of the area of the possibility of another ejected person with a drone and with a K-9. No one was located during those searches.

The westbound lanes of Shawnee Mission Parkway reopened shortly after 3:30 a.m.

Police are investigating the crash as being DUI related. No other details were immediately available.


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Police investigating after men with guns disrupt baby shower at Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center

Posted: February 16, 2020 - 11:48 a.m.

Officers from several northeastern Johnson County police departments converged
on the community center after receiving reports of an armed disturbance.

Mission Police continue to investigate after two men allegedly walked into a baby shower at the Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center with guns in their waistbands early Saturday evening.

Officers were called to the community center, located at 6200 Martway Street just after 5 p.m.

Read more: https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/02/16/police-investigating-after-men-with-guns-disrupt-baby-shower-at-sylvester-powell-jr-community-center-87028


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Seven people displaced by duplex fire

Posted: February 15, 2020 - 10:37 a.m.

The Shawnee Fire Department says that a Friday afternoon duplex fire displaced seven people.

A Lenexa Fire Battalion Chief watches the rear of the structure
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A Shawnee firefighter enters the front door as an
Overland Park Firefighter feeds in more hose line.

Firefighters from Shawnee, Overland Park, and Lenexa were called to the duplex at 6663 Park Street just after 4 p.m. The first crews to arrive on the scene reported heavy fire on the rear of the structure.

Crews worked for about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control and no one was injured.

Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands says damage to the building is estimated at $185,000 currently. The other half of the duplex also sustained smoke damage.

"The fire started on the outside and was caused by fireplace ashes being stored under the deck and next to combustibles," Sands said. "This fire is a good reminder that fireplace ashes can stay hot for days and should be placed in a metal container well away from anything combustible."

A stretch of 67th Street between Pflumm Road and Cottonwood Drive was closed as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.

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Young male dead after altercation at downtown Overland Park apartment, police searching for shooter

Posted: January 26, 2020 - 8:16 a.m.

Overland Park police detectives are working to identify the teenage male who was shot and killed in a downtown Overland Park apartment complex Saturday evening.

Overland Park Police Public Information Officer John Lacy said officers were called to the 7800 block of Marty Street in the 79 Metcalf Apartment Homes after multiple callers to 911 reported hearing gunfire around 7:30 p.m. One of the callers reported hearing someone scream and went to help the person.

An Overland Park Police vehicle escorted the ambulance to the hospital, where the shooting victim later died.

Read more: https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/01/26/young-male-killed-at-downtown-overland-park-apartment-complex-police-searching-for-shooting-86240


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Young adult taken to the hospital with burn injuries after Overland Park house fire

Posted: January 25, 2020 - 6:16 a.m.
Updated: January 25, 2020 - 8:38 a.m.

Three people and their dogs escaped an early morning house fire in Overland Park.

Police and firefighters were called to the home at 9516 Catalina Street at 3:34 a.m. Saturday after a resident called 911 reporting a fire in the basement.

Read more: https://shawneemissionpost.com/2020/01/25/juvenile-taken-to-the-hospital-with-burn-injuries-after-overland-park-house-fire-86234

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Man with an ax handle holds up Shawnee convenience store

Posted: January 25, 2020 - 5:58 a.m.

Shawnee Police are investigating after a man armed with an ax handle held up the 7-Eleven convenience store just off Interstate 435 at Midland Drive late Friday.

Officers from Shawnee, Lenexa, and Johnson County Parks Police responded on the call
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Officers were called to the business at 16675 Midland Drive just before 11 p.m.

Recorded radio traffic indicates a man entered the business and threatened the clerk with an ax handle. The clerk reportedly gave the suspect cash and cigarettes.

A K-9 from the Lenexa Police Department was called in to assist with a search of the area. The suspect was not located during the K-9 search.

A Lenexa Police K-9 was called in to assist with a search for the suspect.

Officers stand near the front of the business as the Lenexa K-9 searched for the suspect

Radio traffic described the suspect as a white male with red hair. He was last seen wearing a blue ‘Colorado’ hoodie. The clerk told officers that he left the business on foot and was walking east.

Officers from Johnson County Park Police along with officers and a K-9 from the Lenexa Police Department assisted with the search for a suspect.

No other details were immediately available. Check back with this report for updates as more information becomes available.

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Shawnee Church's Chicken damaged by fire

Posted: January 16, 2020 - 10:54 a.m.

Firefighters made quick work of a kitchen fire at the Church's Chicken near 75th Street and Nieman Road on Thursday morning.

Firefighters were alerted of the fire by a passerby who called 911.
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A passerby called 911 after seeing smoke from the building's roof just before 9:30 a.m.

Firefighters from Shawnee, Overland Park, and Lenexa responded to the building located at 7404 Nieman Road and reported light smoke visible on arrival.

The fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes.

Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands says crews extinguished a grease fire in the kitchen and no one was inside the building at the time.

Firefighters had to use a side door to access the kitchen.
There is no access to the kitchen through the front door of the building.

One lane of southbound Nieman Road was blocked by Shawnee police, due to a fire hydrant and water supply hose being in the street. The lane was back open shortly after 10 a.m.

The building sustained smoke damage throughout. A damage estimate was not immediately available. No injuries were reported.

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Man critically injured in rollover crash late Saturday

Posted: November 10, 2019 - 4:44 p.m.

A man in his 30’s was critically injured when the SUV he was driving crashed into a ditch in Shawnee late Saturday night.

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Shawnee police, firefighters, and Johnson County Med-Act were called to the 14200 block of Midland Drive shortly before 11 p.m. on a reported rollover crash.

Firefighters had to remove the passenger’s door to safely extricate the driver, who was found lying across the passenger’s seat.

The man was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center with critical injuries.

Recorded radio traffic indicates officers suspect alcohol may have been involved.

Midland Drive was closed between 67^th Street and 68^th Terrace for about two hours as emergency crews worked the scene.

Shawnee Police continue to investigate the crash.

Check back with this report for updates as more details become available.

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One man rescued from early-morning apartment fire

Posted: October 19, 2019 - 6:32 a.m.
Updated: October 19, 2019 - 8:15 a.m.

Firefighters rescued a man from an apartment fire early Saturday morning in Lenexa.

Firefighters from Lenexa and Overland Park responded on the fire
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The Lenexa and Overland Park fire departments were called to the building at 13166 West 88^th Court in the Rosehill Pointe Apartments just before 2:45 a.m.

Recorded radio traffic indicates those crews arrived to find flames visible from a second-floor apartment on the front of the building.

Neighbors informed police officers that a man was still inside one of the apartments. 

Firefighters were able to locate the man quickly and safely remove him from the building.

The man, only described as being in his late 30s, was found inside his apartment when firefighters arrived. He was transported by Johnson County Med-Act to the University of Kansas Medical Center to be treated for second-degree burns to his upper body.

At least one second-floor apartment was heavily damaged by fire

Firefighters had the fire under control within 10 minutes. No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and a damage estimate was not immediately available.

Check back with this report for updates as more details become available.

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