Shawnee Fire Chief Rick Potter says all five firefighters who were hospitalized after last night’s house fire in western Shawnee have been released from the hospital and are back at their homes. Firefighters from Shawnee and Lenexa initially responded to the house at 4610 Silverheel Street for a reported basement fire at 9:10 p.m. Potter says that at 9:31 a mayday was called following the collapse of a staircase leading into the basement. “We did activate our rapid intervention crew, who was able to then rescue the firefighters from the basement,” Potter said. Four firefighters had to be rescued through a basement window.
Source: Prairie Village Post
