Two killed in apartment fire at Leawood Square apartments in Frankfort

Two killed in apartment fire at Leawood Square apartments in Frankfort

IN FRANKFORT.CHRIS:TWO PEOPLE AREDEAD AND SEVERALOTHERS ARE HURTAFTER A FIRE AT ANAPARTMENTCOMPLEX.CHRIS:FIRE CREWS AREOUT RIGHT N AOWTTHE LEAWOODSQUAREAPARTMENTS...THAT'S ACROSSLOUISVILLE ROADFROM JUNIPER HILLPARK.LEX 18'S EVELYNSCHULTZ JOINS USLIVE BY PHONETHERE WITH THELATEST.THIS IS THE SCENEOUTSIDE THELEAWOOD SQUAREAPARTMENTS.WHERE WEVECONFIRMED TWOPEOPLE HAVE DIEDWITH ANYWHEREFROM 3 TO 7 PEOPLEINJURED.WEVE ALSOLEARNED AT LEASTONE PERSON HAD TOJUMP OUT OF THEBUILDING TO ESCAPETHE FIRE.FRANKFORT FIRECHIEF WAYNEBRISCOE SAYS THEFIRE STARTEDAROUND 8-30 THISMORNING.PROMPTING AMASSIVE RESPONSEFROM THE FIREDEPARTMENT ASWELL ASSURROUNDINGCOUNTIES.THE FIRE IS NOWOUT BUT CREWS ARESTILL HEREWOING.RKUNDERSTANDABLYITS BEEN ANEMTOTNAIOL SCENEWITH FRIENDS ANDNEIGHBORSWATCHING ANDWAITING TO HEARABOUT LOVED ONESWHO LIVE AT THIS 14UNIT COMPLEX.WE SPOKE WITH ONEMAN WHO STAYSACORSS THE STREETAND WOKE UP TOSEE THE FIRE.HERES WHAT HE HADTO SAY.