KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Four career firefighters were seriously injured when a floor collapsed during an early morning structure fire in a vacant, single-story residence in Kansas, according to a NIOSH report.
On Dec. 29, 2025, crews were dispatched just before 3:45 a.m. to a reported residential fire with visible flames. Initial companies advanced an interior attack line through the front door while additional crews worked to control fire conditions from other sides. Within minutes of entry, a section of the living room floor failed, dropping multiple firefighters into the basement…