KANSAS CITY —Just before 10p.m. Saturday, crews responded to a reported to a fire at a lumber yard in the 3900 block of 14th Terrace in Kansas City, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.
First responders reported heavy fire and smoke from a commercial office building at the lumber yard. Crews immediately went in to defensive operations with the focus of preventing the fire from spreading to the surrounding stacks of lumber and rail cars loaded with lumber.
The fire had progressed enough that crews were unable to enter the building. KCFD requested the main line of the railway be shut down for a brief period while the fire was brought under control just as a matter of precaution.
The fire was brought under control and crews were working on hot spots. The fire was contained to the main building with minimal damage to surrounding lumber stacks. This fire escalated to a second alarm. A third alarm was dispatched and staged but not used and placed back in service. No injuries were reported, according to Hopkins. The cause remains under investigation.