KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department crews are investigating the cause of a fire at Denny's on Blue Ridge Cutoff near the Truman Sports Complex.
Calls came in just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after a passerby on the highway saw flames and smoke.
A spokesperson for KCFD says the hotel nearby was evacuated as a precaution, but those people were let back inside.
There have been no reported injuries.
A fire chief on the scene told KSHB 41 an employee had left the restaurant about 10 minutes before the fire started, but the cause is under investigation.
