KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – An explosion and structure fire at Rising Star Ranch in Lee’s Summit left one person injured early Saturday morning. The fire at the horse boarding stable was responded to by the Lee’s Summit Fire Department around 1:37 a.m. at 2807 NW Chipman Road.
Upon arrival, fire crews saw heavy flames at a utility trailer and a small one-story home, which was partially collapsed. The occupants of the home were outside the structure and one person was injured and transported to a nearby hospital. No information on the patient’s condition was immediately available.
Firefighters took a defensive approach in extinguishing the fire, attacking the blaze from the exterior and keeping a nearby utility building shielded from damage. By 3:12 a.m., the fire was under control, and no animals on the ranch were harmed.
The fire involved a propane space heater and was started in a bedroom of the home, according to the Lee’s Summit Fire Department. The Missouri State Fire Marshals Office is assisting the fire department in investigating the origin of the blaze.
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