Fire Damages Planes at Johnson County Airport
A fire just before 4 p.m. Wednesday caused $2 million damage to a hangar and two Cessna 310s at Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, fire officials said.
No injuries were reported, said Mike Hall, spokesman for the Olathe Fire Department
The fire was caused by workers repairing one of the planes. They were off-loading fuel when a static discharge ignited the fuel. Investigators believe required grounding equipment designed to prevent such fires was not present, Hall said.
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