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An overnight, 4-alarm fire at the Dorson Apartments at 918 Benton Boulevard displaced over 25 people and sent two people to the hospital.
Firw crews responded to the blaze at roughly 2:20 this morning. Given the number of units in the 100+ year old building, additional EMS units were called as a precautionary measure. Firefighters rescued a number of people from second and third story balconies when they arrived.
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Fire investigators remained on the scene this morning, working to determine the cause of the blaze. In all over thirty Fire Department vehicles responded to the acene including a pumper truck from Kansas City, Kansas. The Red Cross is working to find temporary housing for the displaced residents. of the apartments