Heavy fire damages local residence
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS FIREFIGHTERS extinguish a house fire near South Francis Street and Park Avenue on July 29. Crews arrived to find heavy flames coming from the second floor. Fire personnel initiated an aggressive interior attack, exposure protection and a search of the structure, according to ESFD Deputy Chief Camron White. Occupants at the time of the blaze had already left the building, but primary and secondary searches confirmed no one remained inside....