Overview
- Firefighters responded around 11:20 p.m. Friday after an automatic alarm activated at Wyandotte High School.
- Crews traced the smoke to a smoldering plastic cleaning cart inside a storage closet beneath a stairwell.
- The smoldering material was extinguished quickly, but smoke spread through the auditorium and the second and third floors.
- The Kansas City, Kansas Public School District canceled Monday classes and has not announced when they will resume.
- The cause remains under investigation, and Crime Stoppers is accepting anonymous tips at 816-474-TIPS or via P3Tips.com.