Firefighter, child sent to hospital after overnight structure fire

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — UPDATE, noon | The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department said one civilian patient was taken to the hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation.

The civilian was a child who lived in the building next door, per KCFD.

The child is being evaluated at Children's Mercy.

EARLIER REPORT | A Kansas City, Missouri, firefighter suffered minor injuries in a vacant overnight apartment fire.

Emergency crews were called just after 11 p.m. to the 600 block of Forest Avenue.

On arrival crews reported heavy fire from a three-story vacant apartment building.

Defensive operations were established using multiple aerial master streams.

It took several hours to bring the fire under control.

No civilian injuries were reported, but a firefighter was transported to the hospital for minor injuries and evaluation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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