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jmowreader

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10. It's been upgraded to a four-alarm fire

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 09:55 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/19/4075290/two-alarm-fire-raging-west-of.html

Unbelievable.

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Fire burns at Kansas City shopping district [View all] Bosonic Feb 2013 OP

Just drove by there. It's immense. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #1

A friend of mine says a gas explosion, J.J.'s leveled. kaiden Feb 2013 #2

My niece says she just left her doctor's office before it exploded. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #3

Thank goodness she's okay, then. Hayabusa Feb 2013 #4

She's pretty shaken up. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #5

I just peeked and the reporter talked of a strong smell of gas Warpy Feb 2013 #7

Sly James says that the smell xmas74 Feb 2013 #15

I am glad that she is OK!! Rosa Luxemburg Feb 2013 #6

Channel 9 says there are three xmas74 Feb 2013 #9

A block down the street from my dentist. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #11

I heard it was JJ's. xmas74 Feb 2013 #13

I have a good friend who lives just four blocks from it--47th & Jefferson. lastlib Feb 2013 #12

Should be ok there. xmas74 Feb 2013 #14

I'm not greatly worried now, based on what I've seen.... lastlib Feb 2013 #22

Thats huge.. wow. AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #8

It's been upgraded to a four-alarm fire jmowreader Feb 2013 #10

glad for the livestream PatrynXX Feb 2013 #16

I will be banging my head everytime I hear them say the smell of gas... PatrynXX Feb 2013 #17

Do tell then…what should people say instead? chowder66 Feb 2013 #18

The smell is added so people can smell leaks. liberal N proud Feb 2013 #20

Which is why they add the distinct smell to it. cyberswede Feb 2013 #21

Here is another video from KSHB 41 liberal N proud Feb 2013 #19

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