A glimpse at urban blight going up in flames at a quickening pace . . . Check-it:
"As of Sept. 6, the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) had responded to 60 vacant structure fires in 2024 alone within Northeast Kansas City. This averages out to around six to seven fires per month within this area, according to KCFD Battalion Chief, Michael Hopkins.
"However, the month of November rivaled this amount — including Northeast’s most recent vacant property fire, which occurred on Nov. 18 at an uninhabited apartment structure (4400 Independence Ave)."
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Vacant Property Fires Rise, How to Extinguish Winter Surge - Northeast News
Julia Williams Editor-in-Chief As of Sept. 6, the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) had responded to 60 vacant structure fires in 2024 alone within Northeast Kansas City. This averages out to around six to seven fires per month within this area, according to KCFD Battalion Chief, Michael Hopkins.
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