KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Overland Park and Leawood firefighters knocked down a fire Tuesday night at The Louis Overland Park Apartments that displaced five adults and three pets.
Crews were sent about 7 p.m. to the complex at 13900 West Newton Street.
A news release from the Overland Park Fire Department states firefighters found smoke and fire coming from a second-floor balcony of the three-story building.
People were already coming out of the building as the first firefighters arrived.
The fire outside the building was quickly brought under control as other crews went inside the building to search for occupants, according to the news release.
A second alarm was sounded to bring more firefighters to the scene because of the outside heat.
The fire damage was contained to the outside of the building.
Firefighters rescued two dogs and one cat were rescued from the apartment where the fire is believed to have started. The residents of that apartment were thought not to be home at the time of the fire, according to the news release
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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