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Hazardous materials found after fire at New Century AirCenter forces evacuation in Gardner, New Century

Fire knocked down Thursday at New Century Air Center, hazardous material for evacuations in part of Gardner.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fire damaged a business Thursday evening at the New Century AirCenter in Johnson County, Kansas, forcing residents in parts of New Century and Gardner to shelter in place.

Crews from Fire District No. 1 of Johnson County knocked down the fire and hazardous materials were found after the fire was extinguished.

No injuries were reported, according to fire crews.

A shelter-in-place order affected portions of New Century and Gardner as firefighters and hazmat specialists took care of any problems left by the fire.

That order was lifted by 9:15 p.m.

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