Early-morning house fire leaves 1 dead in Kansas City
One person is dead, and three others are displaced after an early morning fire engulfed a home Tuesday in Kansas City’s East 23rd St. PAC Neighborhood Association, a fire department spokesman said.
Kansas City firefighters responded to the blaze shortly before 3:40 a.m. in the 1600 block of Elmwood Avenue, said Battalion Chief Riley Nolan, a spokesman for the Kansas City Fire Department.
Arriving crews reported flames showing from the second floor of the two-story building, Nolan said. Firefighters advanced two hose lines into the house to battle the blaze from inside.
Firefighters searching the home found the victim dead in a second-floor bedroom, Nolan said. The Red Cross responded to assist three adults displaced by the fire.
The Kansas City Police Department’s bomb and arson unit is investigating the fire.
This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM.
