Woman seen trying to set fire to Kansas City warehouse tied to previous ICE detention proposal
By Nick Sloan
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A woman was seen trying to set fire to a south Kansas City warehouse on Thursday, the same site that had been proposed as a possible immigration detention center.
Video from our crew shows the woman igniting window areas at the building and flames briefly flaring up.
KMBC 9 reporter Andy Alcock said he witnessed the woman throw what appeared to be a liquid onto the windows before the fire started.
Grandview firefighters responded to the scene. No injuries were reported.
The warehouse has been the focus of protests and public concern after reports surfaced that it could be sold to the federal government for use as an ICE detention facility.
Platform Ventures says it is not moving forward with sale of I-49 property rumored to be ICE detention site The property’s owner, Platform Ventures, said Thursday it is no longer moving forward with any sale of the site to the U.S. government.
Kansas City police, as of Thursday night, said no arrests have been made. The Bomb and Arson Team were also on scene investigating.
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