KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department spent hours Sunday morning putting out a large fire in the Northeast.
At 1:11 a.m., KCFD companies were dispatched on reports of a "large fire" in the area of 8600 Wilson Road, east of Interstate 435 and south of the Blue River.
When firefighters arrived, they found a large pile of railroad ties on fire in a hard-to-access area off city streets.
KCFD said the material that was burning, the size of the pile, and accessibility issues in getting to the scene made the operation difficult. There were also no hydrants in the area, so water was shuttled in, adding to the already time-consuming process.
There were no disruptions to the railroad tracks, but Evergy shut down power to some of the lines in the area due to the fire, which caused multiple outages in the area. There is currently no timeline for when power will be fully restored.
Fire crews returned to service around 7 a.m., but one pumper was called back to the scene to "investigate and extinguish come 'hot spots'" around 9:30 a.m., per a KCFD spokesperson.
No injuries have been reported.
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