Two firefighters killed, two hurt in Kansas City apartment blaze

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[October 13, 2015]  (Reuters) - Two firefighters were killed and two others injured when a burning apartment building collapsed in Kansas City, Missouri, late on Monday, fire officials said.

The two firefighters who died had pulled two residents out of the burning building, the Kansas City fire department said.

"This is the worst day,” Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi told reporters.

The names of the firefighters were not immediately released.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Paul Tait)

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