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1 dead after fire at apartment complex in Liberty

First responders on the scene of the fatal fire-photo courtesy Fox4 Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – One person is dead after a fire broke out at a suburban Kansas City apartment building.

WDAF-TV reports that firefighters found a body around 6 a.m. Tuesday inside a burning apartment building in Liberty. The victim has not yet been identified.

The body was found in a basement apartment, one of six units in the building.

The blaze temporarily displaced 10 residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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