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Fire department shares video of Overland Park carport fire that damaged 20 vehicles

A fire that broke out in a carport overnight completely destroyed at least seven vehicles

Fire department shares video of Overland Park carport fire that damaged 20 vehicles

A fire that broke out in a carport overnight completely destroyed at least seven vehicles

KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE. AN EARLY WARNING FIRE DESTROYED SEVEN CARS AND DAMAGED 13 OTHERS. THIS HAPPENED AT THE CLUB AT INDIAN CREEK APARTMENT COMPLEX IN OVERLAND PARK. THAT’S JUST NORTH WEST OF I-435. AND METCALF CAME. THIS MAN’S ANDY ALCOCK IS LIVE THERE WITH REACTION. ANDY LAUREL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES HERE, BUT THIS FIRE CAUSED LOT OF DAMAGE. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME AND YOU CAN SEE THE BURNED OUT WRECKS HERE NOW FENCED IN AT THIS CARPORT WHERE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED. THE OVERLAND PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT GAVE US VIDEO FROM WHEN THIS FIRE WAS RAGING AT AROUND ONE THIS MORNING. WE’RE TOLD OVERLAND PARK AND LEAWOOD FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE WITHIN 15 MINUTES. AS A RESULT, THAT FIRE FUELED BY GAS FROM THE VEHICLES, DID NOT REACH THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE. HOWEVER, LOCAL RESTAURANT WORKER ADRIAN CAPITO LOST HIS JEEP IN THE FIRE. HE WAS AWAKENED EARLY THIS MORNING BY A NEIGHBOR AND CAME TO MY OUTSIDE TO SEE THAT THIS IS MY CAR IN THE FIRE OR NOT. BUT WHEN I SEE THIS, MY COUSIN, A CAR IS IN THE FIRE. I GOT TO MY HOME TO BRING MY KEYS TO TRY TO MOVE MY CAR BACK WHEN I’M BACK. AND IT’S TOO LATE. AND THERE WERE 13 OTHER VEHICLES. DAMAGED BY THIS FIRE. MOST OF THEM PARKED HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CARPORT. HERE’S AN EXAMPLE. TAKE A LOOK. AND YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES ACTUALLY MELTED THE FRONT PART OF THIS CAR. KIND OF INTERESTING, THOUGH, YOU COME OVER HERE, THAT IS METAL, A FRONT LICENSE PLATE, JUST DECORATIVE, NO DAMAGE, BUT THE FRONT OF THE CAR COMPLETELY MELTED. REPORTING LIVE AND OVERLAND PARK. ANDY ALCOCK KMBC9 NEWS. IT IS AMAZING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED, BUT IT DOES NOT
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Fire department shares video of Overland Park carport fire that damaged 20 vehicles

A fire that broke out in a carport overnight completely destroyed at least seven vehicles

An overnight car fire damaged or destroyed 20 vehicles Sunday in Overland Park near West 103rd and Cosner Street. Fire crews and emergency responders say nobody was hurt. But, the massive fire that broke out at the Club at Indian Creek Apartments destroyed seven vehicles and damaged 13 more from heat exposure.Overland Park and Leawood fire crews responded to the fire at about 1 a.m. in one of the apartment complex's carports.The Overland Park Fire Department said in a press release Monday that crews were able to extinguish the fire in about 15 minutes. They said firefighters were able to contain the flames to the carport, keeping it from spreading to any nearby apartments.The fire department also shared a video of the flames being extinguished by fire crews. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

An overnight car fire damaged or destroyed 20 vehicles Sunday in Overland Park near West 103rd and Cosner Street.

Fire crews and emergency responders say nobody was hurt. But, the massive fire that broke out at the Club at Indian Creek Apartments destroyed seven vehicles and damaged 13 more from heat exposure.

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Overland Park and Leawood fire crews responded to the fire at about 1 a.m. in one of the apartment complex's carports.

The Overland Park Fire Department said in a press release Monday that crews were able to extinguish the fire in about 15 minutes. They said firefighters were able to contain the flames to the carport, keeping it from spreading to any nearby apartments.

The fire department also shared a video of the flames being extinguished by fire crews.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.