One child taken to hospital with minor burns

Three children who were cooking while home alone started a house fire at a home on North Lawndale Avenue in Kansas City late Thursday afternoon.Investigators said the children were alone in the house and trying to cook something in the kitchen about 5:30 p.m.One of the children was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor burns. The other two children were in placed the custody of an aunt.The parents were taken into police custody on an investigative hold while officers looked into felony child endangerment allegations.Investigators said they don’t know how long the children were alone.

Three children who were cooking while home alone started a house fire at a home on North Lawndale Avenue in Kansas City late Thursday afternoon.

Investigators said the children were alone in the house and trying to cook something in the kitchen about 5:30 p.m.


One of the children was taken to a hospital for treatment of minor burns. The other two children were in placed the custody of an aunt.

The parents were taken into police custody on an investigative hold while officers looked into felony child endangerment allegations.



Investigators said they don’t know how long the children were alone.