Man Rescued From Second-Story Apartment During Fire

March 5, 2007 Missouri - Firefighters had to use a ladder truck to rescue a man from his second-story apartment in Blue Springs last night after someone set the apartment stairwell on fire. The Central Jackson County Fire Protection District received the fire alarm call to the Sunnyside Garden Apartments near Sunnyside and R.D. Mize roads at about 10:45 p.m. Firefighters found the enclosed corridor and stairwell to an apartment building on fire. Of the eight apartments in the building, only three ...