Mar 05, 2025

Kansas woman escapes house fire in snow storm

Posted Mar 05, 2025 8:30 PM

JOHNSON COUNTY —Smoke alarms woke a woman who escaped her home with only minor smoke inhalation late Tuesday.

It took firefighters about 40 minutes to extinguish the fire at 89th and Craig Drive in Overland Park, according to a social media report from the Overland Park Fire Department. There were no other injuries reported.

Lenexa Fire, Overland Park Police and JohnsonCounty Med Act assisted.

Authorities did not release what caused the fire or a damage estimate.