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Overland Park Apartment Fire Hospitalizes Woman After Overnight Rescue

Fire officials credit a working sprinkler with keeping the second-floor kitchen blaze from spreading.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched just after 1 a.m. to the Corbin Greens Apartments on Russell Street near Lamar Avenue.
  • Firefighters from Overland Park and Leawood found an active kitchen fire on the second floor and carried an adult female from the landing.
  • The fire was knocked down in about 10 minutes and was contained to a single apartment.
  • The rescued woman suffered moderate smoke inhalation and was transported in stable condition as a precaution.
  • Other residents were allowed to return to their units, and investigators believe the cause was a cooking fire.