KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A “pretty significant fire” caused the bridge at East 17th Street and Manchester Trafficway to close Monday morning, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department.
Around 7:15 a.m., crews were called to the area on reports of a fire under the bridge.
Battalion Chief Mike Hopkins, a spokesperson for KCFD, said the fire possibly caused damage to the bridge, prompting the closure.
The bridge closed until the Missouri Department of Transportation was able to inspect it.
Hopkins said a camp under the bridge caught fire. No injuries were reported.
Shortly before 5 p.m., a KSHB 41 staffer returned to the scene. He noted the bridge was open and there were intense burn marks where the bridge meets the road.
Hopkins said he was unsure exactly what MoDOT found in its investigation.
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