Cars damaged in Kansas hospital garage fire
Hospital Safety Insider, September 29, 2016
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At least half a dozen vehicles were reported damaged September 28 when a fire broke out in a parking garage at the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, according to a report from the Kansas City Star.
The fire was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on the second level of the Olathe parking facility on the south side of the hospital campus, the paper reported.
The first firefighters on the scene reported having trouble finding a water source for several minutes, but the fire was quickly contained. The paper's report said that six to eight vehicles had suffered fire damage. No injuries were reported.
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