Residents of Indy Ridge Apartments woke early Wednesday morning to popping sounds. Jordan Bass’s girlfriend thought they were gunshots in their second-floor apartment. And from the first floor, Jocquan Bowden knew the sounds were too low to be gunshots but said, “it smelled weird.” When they opened the door of their apartment, they saw their neighbors running, panicking. “That’s when I was like, ‘Oh, my God, we’re on fire!’” Bowden said. They grabbed their two dogs and two cats before leaving their apartment. Residents would later learn that a family of four, including two children ages 3 and 8, died. The fire that tore through the complex affected at least 24 units in one building at Indy Ridge, displacing at least 32 people. The American Red Cross has connected with residents displaced by the fire to offer aid. Some residents have also launched private fundraisers on GoFundMe, including Bowden who learned that two of their pets — a cat and a dog — died in the fire, and Jaiyah Roberts, whose 1-year-old son survived the fire along with her mother and sisters. The Player’s Club Bar and Grill, an Independence bar, also announced they are accepting donations for those displaced in Wednesday morning’s fire. Read more at KansasCity.com.
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