http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/explosion-jjs-thundered-through-plaza <p>At least one explosion thundered through the west edge of the County Club Plaza district&nbsp; just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals. Some are critically injured. There was ample evidence pointing to natural gas as cause. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:42:43 +0000 Dan Verbeck 32254 at http://kcur.org Explosion At JJ's Thundered Through Plaza http://kcur.org/post/fire-hits-plaza-business <p>A fire caused by an apparent gas explosion near JJ's Restaurant on the Country Club Plaza has sent at least 14 people to area hospitals with injuries, some of them critical. The fire started around 6:00 Tuesday evening.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Update 7:07 PM.&nbsp; Residents from a nearby apartment building were evacuated.&nbsp; Some are reporting that there was a strong smell of gas earlier in the afternoon. One resident of the nearby building also told reporters someone was operating a backhoe in the area earlier in the afternoon.&nbsp;</p> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:05:39 +0000 Frank Morris, Steve Bell, Elana Gordon and Emilie Mutert 32230 at http://kcur.org Fire Hits Plaza Business http://kcur.org/post/fire-departments-warn-about-fire-hazard <p>Local fire departments warn drought conditions are producing grass and brush fire hazards in the metropolitan area. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:10:45 +0000 Maria Carter 21603 at http://kcur.org Fire Departments Warn About Fire Hazard