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Three injured and up to 20 displaced after apartment fire in Kansas City, Kansas

Three people were hospitalized and as many as 20 people were displaced during a two-alarm fire late Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at Rainbow Ridge Apartments at 3550 Rainbow Boulevard, according to the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department.
Three people were hospitalized and as many as 20 people were displaced during a two-alarm fire late Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at Rainbow Ridge Apartments at 3550 Rainbow Boulevard, according to the Kansas City Kansas Fire Department. Kansas City Kansas Fire Department

Three people were injured and between 15 and 20 were displaced following an apartment fire Saturday night in Kansas City, Kansas, according to officials.

Crews responded around 11 p.m. to the two-alarm fire at Rainbow Ridge Apartments at 3550 Rainbow Boulevard, according to the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department.

Firefighters rescued five people from balconies, and emergency medical crews took three people to a hospital. One person had severe burns and smoke inhalation, officials said.

The blaze was under control by 11:24, fire officials said.

“Rapid response and decisive actions by firefighters saved lives last night and prevented the fire from spreading to other apartments,” KCKFD wrote on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This story was originally published November 27, 2022 at 12:05 PM.

Andrea Klick
The Kansas City Star
Andrea Klick was a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern California and grew up near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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