KC police investigate evidence storage building fire, uncertain of effect on cases
The blaze at the Kansas City Municipal Services building at
Arriving fire crews found smoke pouring from the building. Firefighters extinguished flames they located inside a small portion of the warehouse. No injuries were reported.
It is unknown what caused the fire, what was damaged and how that might affect current and old cases, said Sgt.
There were no signs of foul play or evidence that someone tried to break into the building. Smoke and fire caused the intrusion alarm to activate.
The fire damage was contained to a small portion of the building. However, some items -- including evidence -- were destroyed. Police crews spent Thursday combing through the damage.
"Rest assured we are taking great measures to ensure the integrity of the property that remains and preventing further damage to partially damaged items," Becchina said.
Items stored inside the facility contained property recovered in the 1970s.
"Because of the nature of the items housed here we are treating it like a crime scene to insure the integrity of the items stored there," he said.
Police requested that prosecutors and attorneys seeking property give them as much advance notice as practical, preferably a month or more.
Residents requesting property were also asked to give the department at least a month to respond to their requests.
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