KANSAS CITY, Kan.
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Three Kansas City, Kan., firefighters are recovering after they were hurt battling townhome fires late Thursday night.
Fire crews were called to 78th Street and Washington Avenue about 10:30 p.m.
KMBC reported that one firefighter was treated for a cut, another for a leg injury, and a third firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
The fire department said all three have been released from the hospital.
In all, six units were evacuated. The fire damaged three townhomes. A fourth townhome had water damage.
It took about an hour to get the blaze under control, KCK fire officials said. The fire caused $250,000 in damage.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Red Cross is helping two residents displaced by the fire.
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