Apartment Building Fire Tuesday, July 14, 2020 | Views: 11726 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Apartment Building Fire LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 7:29 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 500 Block of SW Mission Rd. Multiple callers reported smoke and fire coming from the apartment building. When the fire department arrived, the front of the two-story, four-unit apartment building was well involved in fire. The stairs on the front of the...
Fire Damages Townhome Tuesday, July 7, 2020 | Views: 11317 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases On Tuesday, July 07, 2020 at 1:13 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 500 Block of NE Newport Drive. A neighbor reported smoke and fire coming from the townhome. When the fire department arrived, smoke and fire were coming from the back of the two-story, four-unit townhome. All occupants were out of the building. Fire crews made their initial attack on the fire from inside the building. The fire had...
Use Fireworks Safely to Prevent Fires and Injuries Friday, July 3, 2020 | Views: 7223 | Categories: Fire Department News Use Fireworks Safely to Prevent Fires and Injuries Due to the COVID-19 virus, many professional Fourth of July fireworks displays have been cancelled and as an alternative, people have purchased their own fireworks to celebrate the holiday, but If you’re not careful, your backyard celebration can end up with a trip to the hospital for a fireworks-related injury. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there were an estimated 10,000 reported fireworks-related injuries and 12 deaths...