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One person injured in overnight fire at Independence apartment complex

A fire late Sunday, June 12, 2022, at an Independence apartment complex in the 600 block of North Spring Lake Drive left one person injured. A Google Maps street view image from May 2008 shows the general area.
A fire late Sunday, June 12, 2022, at an Independence apartment complex in the 600 block of North Spring Lake Drive left one person injured. A Google Maps street view image from May 2008 shows the general area. Google Maps

A fire at an Independence apartment complex left one person injured Sunday evening, officials said.

Fire crews responded at 8:23 p.m. to a residential fire in the 600 block of North Spring Lake Drive, according to the city.

They found smoke showing from a building in the apartment complex.

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One person was rescued from the fire. The victim suffered injuries, authorities said, and was treated at the scene.

No other victims were identified.

The blaze was under control by 8:45 p.m., authorities said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This story was originally published June 13, 2022 at 7:44 AM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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