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BREAKING— At around 2 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) responded to an overnight building fire in the 700 block of Tracy Ave., within the Paseo West neighborhood.

Once on the scene, KCFD firefighters used hoses as they worked to extinguish the blaze on the inside of the structure. As the fire persisted without headway from offensive operations, the KCFD incident commander called for a building evacuation and a move to defensive operations to contain the flames and protect surrounding buildings, KCFD Battalion Chief, Michael Hopkins shared in a release, Thursday.

The structure experienced a partial roof collapse following the evacuation from firefighters. However, after just under an hour and a half, KCFD was able able to quench the blaze.

This building did appear to be occupied, however, its previous operations are currently unknown at this time, according to Hopkins.

No injuries were reported from the scene; The cause of this building fire is currently under KCFD investigation.