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Overnight fire in Overland Park that damaged restaurant, bookstore ruled accidental

Restaurant and book store damaged in overnight fire in Overland Park
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Investigators with the Overland Park Fire Department are ruling a Thursday early morning fire at a building housing a restaurant and bookstore at 79th and Floyd streets accidental in nature.

OPFD was called to the building around 2:15 a.m.

The fire damaged the back of the restaurant and the attic and the adjoining bookstore also suffered moderate smoke damage, officials said.

Both businesses were closed and unoccupied at the time of the fire.

A fire department spokesperson says the fire may be electrical in nature, but that is under investigation.

Restaurant and book store damaged in overnight fire in Overland Park

Nothing suspicious was found at the scene, according to investigators.

Evergy was called to the scene to disconnect power to the building.

No one was hurt.