Constantly burning Kansas City east side empty buildings are one of the biggest failures at the conclusion of the current mayoral & council tenure. Late last year we blogged about the location burning AT LEAST NINE TIMES . A recent, apt update . The Kansas City Fire Department said crews responded to the area of E. 9th and Olive St. around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2, after reports of an apartment fire. When firefighters arrived, they indicated that they found flames shooting from the second and third floors of two separate three-storey buildings - both vacant.