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2 injured in apartment fire in northwest Missouri

FireSMITHVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A fire swept through an apartment building north of Kansas City, injuring two people.

KSHB-TV reports the Clay County Sheriff’s Office shut down a section of Highway 169 because of the fire early Tuesday in Smithville. One of the two structures at the apartment complex caught fire.

Authorities said two people were seriously injured and nine have been displaced.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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