Body found at Kansas City homeless encampment fire which has closed part of I-70
A body was found early Thursday in a fire at a homeless encampment near Interstate 70 and Truman Road.
The Kansas City Fire Department was called around 6 a.m., said Fire Education Specialist Jason Spreitzer, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.
Crews responded to the blaze near Indiana Avenue and Truman Road, under an I-70 bridge where a homeless encampment had been established. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames, which were extinguished.
As they began investigating, “our crews determined there was a body there,” Spreitzer said.
The Kansas City Police Department was called to the scene. Police later said the victim was an adult and that no foul was immediately suspected.
The Missouri Department of Transportation was sent to the interstate early Thursday to check the structural integrity of the westbound lanes of the bridge. Around 4 p.m., the agency said the westbound lanes would remain closed until further notice and to expect delays in the area.
This story was originally published January 13, 2022 at 8:43 AM.
