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Crews battle Monday morning house fire in KCMO

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Posted at 7:48 AM, Apr 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-06 09:09:55-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, fire crews extinguished a house fire near East 9th Street and Benton Boulevard early Monday morning.

The call for the fire went out around 7 a.m. It was out by the time 41 Action News crews arrived around 7:30 a.m.

Crews on scene said no one was injured, but nine adults and a child were displaced. Firefighters found four pets alive.

The fire happened near a power meter where trash had been piling up and is under investigation.