Fire in vacant downtown building briefly shuts down streetcar line
A fire in a vacant building Tuesday night near 20th and Main streets in downtown Kansas City briefly shut down the Kansas City streetcar.
The fire was reported about 9 p.m.
ALERT: Streetcar service has been suspended due to non-streetcar emergency on route. pic.twitter.com/BtYqFtJQB0
— KC Streetcar (@kcstreetcar) March 15, 2017
Fire officials requested that the Kansas City Streetcar Authority suspend streetcar service while they battled the blaze.
Streetcar service resumed about 9:50 p.m., officials said.
ALERT UPDATE: Streetcar service has resumed. Thank you for your patience and thanks to @KCMOFireDept for the important work you do.
— KC Streetcar (@kcstreetcar) March 15, 2017
No injuries were reported in the fire.
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This story was originally published March 14, 2017 at 10:19 PM with the headline "Fire in vacant downtown building briefly shuts down streetcar line."