A man and a woman are confirmed dead after a firetruck crashed into a building in Kansas City's Westport neighborhood, and a third unidentified woman has also been found dead. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.A Kansas City Fire Department firetruck was heading to a fire call, with lights and sirens on, when it hit an SUV.The firetruck then crashed into a building. Firefighters said two people who died, a man and a woman, were in the SUV.Firefighters spent late Wednesday night searching for someone in the rubble of the building. No firefighters were seriously hurt in the crash."They went back to the station, I sent them home for the evening. Just because they were shook up as well," Fire Chief Donna Lake said. Authorities were told by a witness that a third person was walking on the sidewalk in front of the building at the time of the crash and collapse.The building is the former home of a bar and concert venue that closed two months ago. "That could have been really bad because 10:30 is pretty busy at a bar at least," Neighboring store owner Roman Khachaturyan said.
A man and a woman are confirmed dead after a firetruck crashed into a building in Kansas City's Westport neighborhood, and a third unidentified woman has also been found dead.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.
A Kansas City Fire Department firetruck was heading to a fire call, with lights and sirens on, when it hit an SUV.
The firetruck then crashed into a building. Firefighters said two people who died, a man and a woman, were in the SUV.
Firefighters spent late Wednesday night searching for someone in the rubble of the building. No firefighters were seriously hurt in the crash.
"They went back to the station, I sent them home for the evening. Just because they were shook up as well," Fire Chief Donna Lake said.
Authorities were told by a witness that a third person was walking on the sidewalk in front of the building at the time of the crash and collapse.
The building is the former home of a bar and concert venue that closed two months ago.
"That could have been really bad because 10:30 is pretty busy at a bar at least," Neighboring store owner Roman Khachaturyan said.
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