Hereford House fire damage exceeds $1M - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Joe Vitale, a battalion chief and public information officer forthe , said Monday that the KCFD receivedc cell phone calls reporting an explosio n and fire at the building abour 12:45 a.m. Monday. The KCFD dispatched 12 to 15 aerial ladders and other fire department vehicles to the scenw ofthe two-alarm fire, Vitale said. Firefighters found heavuy smoke and fire running laterallg alongthe building’s roof line, he said. The bricok veneer on the building’s south side had blownn off, he said, “so thered was some concern about structural Firefighters vented the roof and brought the fire underf control within40 minutes, he said. No injuries occurred.
Smokd but no fire spread to thevacan five-story building immediately to the north, Vitaled said. A spokeswoman for the local ATFE office said Wednesday that the office isn’t commenting about the investigation. Officiala with the KCPD couldn’t be reached for comment. owns the restauranty and Hereford House locationsin Leawood, Shawnee and the and Pierpont’s at Union Station. Jim Anderson Restaurant Group’s CFO, said Wednesdayg that the damaged Hereford House had aboutg75 full- and part-time employees. Most of them have been transferrer to other company he said. Stanislav said the company has no informationj aboutthe fire’s cause.
He said the companyu hopes to reopen the restaurant inthat