KCFD battles building fire near 22nd & Prospect

If you saw a rather large plume of smoke coming from somewhere near downtown KC, it was likely the building fire that crews were battling on Tuesday evening.(KCTV5 News)
Published: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:42 PM CST

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - If you saw a rather large plume of smoke coming from somewhere near downtown KC, it was likely the building fire that crews were battling on Tuesday evening.

The Kansas City Fire Department was dealing with a two-alarm building fire in the area of E. 22nd Street and Prospect Avenue. Crews first went to the scene just after 6 p.m.

When crews arrived, they saw heavy fire coming from a two-story house.

The fire caused some damage to a vacant commercial building to the north of it.

No injuries were reported.

It took firefighters just over a half an hour to get the fire under control.