Mar 27, 2025

Cause of fire at KC lawn care business building under investigation

Posted Mar 27, 2025 7:30 PM
Photo courtesy KCTV
Photo courtesy KCTV

KANSAS CITY—Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire at a maintenance building in Kansas City.

Just before 7:30p.m. Wednesday, crews responded to the fire near 138th and Wyandotte in a maintenance building belonging to Suburban Lawn and Garden, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.

Crews set up a defensive operations to get the fire under control. There were various tanks containing fuel sources that caused secondary explosions inside the building. No injuries were reported. Authorities have not released a damage estimate.