Overview

• The fire broke out just before 3 a.m. at the Aspen Lodge Apartments near 81st Terrace and Switzer Road.
• Overland Park and Lenexa firefighters evacuated residents, searched the building, and contained the blaze in about 15 minutes.
• No injuries were reported among occupants or firefighters.
• Damage assessments found moderate smoke damage across most of the two-story building.
• Residents from four units were displaced, the Red Cross is providing temporary housing, and the cause remains under investigation.