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Multiple Kansas City crews respond to large warehouse fire

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June 16, 2023

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven firefighters were injured as more than 160 firefighters from dozens of units battled a fire that consumed a wood pallet-building business.

Firefighters responded to a burning warehouse called Pioneer Pallet BCI, near Monroe and Nicholson Avenues in Kansas City’s Northeast Industrial District shortly after 12 p.m. Thursday.

The fire department said three of the firefighters went to hospitals for treatment. Another four firefighters were treated at the scene.

Firefighters searched the building and then moved out of the building to tackle the fire.

“They moved into a defensive posture, meaning they put the ladder sticks up all the way to the top and extended them and we have a large amount of water,” Jason Spreitzer, KCFD, said. “We have a couple of firefighters with minor burns because of the heat. When I was walking in, I was 500 feet away from it, I could feel the intensity of the heat like an intense sunburn on my face.”

A YouTube Shorts video from Brandon Wood shows a view of the fire smoke from the inside of an airplane over Kansas City.

“The whole yard is one gigantic flame for us. When I say that, I mean flames were shooting up as high as 100 feet in the air. Our crews are doing everything they can right now to make sure that all commercial properties and the residential properties, are safe,” Spreitzer said.

Firefighters are also busy trying to keep the flames from spreading to another building that sits east of the pallet warehouse.

“The heat of the flames is causing the metal siding on that business to melt,” Spreitzer said.

According to Spreitzer, the fire has to be at least 3,000 degrees to melt that type of siding.

Propane storage was also in that area, but it was bleeding off like it was supposed to and gassing out.

“Crews were able to go and commit to that and make sure that it was cool,” Spreitzer continued. “It doesn’t present any more challenges for us.”

The firefighters worked to protect the homes in the neighborhood. Spreitzer said the wind is not putting the homes in any danger as of early Thursday afternoon.

The fire is 2,500 feet by 2,500 feet according to Spreitzer. It is so large that black smoke can be seen from as far north as Liberty and as far south as Lee’s Summit.

Spreitzer said firefighters will have to fight the fire for hours before it is extinguished. The cause wasn’t released Thursday afternoon.

Dozens of fire crews respond to a large warehouse fire in northeast Kansas City on June 15, 2023 (Photo by Don Proctor/FOX4)A plume of smoke is seen miles away from a fire at a warehouse site in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 15, 2025. (Photo by Harold Kuntz/FOX4)A plume of smoke is seen miles away from a fire reported at an industrial site in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 15, 2025. (Photo via KC Scout)A plume of smoke is seen miles away from a fire reported at an industrial site in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 15, 2025. (Photo via KC Scout)A plume of smoke is seen miles away from a fire reported at an industrial site in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 15, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Kittilstad/FOX4)

This is a developing story that will be updated as additional information is released.

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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July 11, 2023

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.

Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.

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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.

Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.

Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.

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St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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July 11, 2023

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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.

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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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July 11, 2023

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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.

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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.

A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.

The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.

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