Two firefighters were killed another two firefighters have been injured while battling an apartment building fire in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday (October 12) night, NBC reported.
The fire reportedly broke out just after 7:30 p.m. on Independence Avenue and within 20 minutes, firefighters had to order the evacuation of the building.
“When we arrived on the scene we had two individuals in the structure that we had to clear out of the structure from there we got a chance to go in an do an offensive attack conditions changed, we had to pull out of the building,” said James Garrett, Kansas City Fire Department official.
Firefighters had been on the scene for about thirty minutes when the roof collapsed, trapping inside at least four firemen, local media said.
At least four firefighters were trapped by falling debris. Two Kansas City firefighters got killed after part of the roof collapsed on them while they were fighting an apartment fire, NBC reported. (Reuters)