KCTV 5More than a dozen people left homeless after overnight fire

An overnight three-alarm fire tore through a Kansas City apartment complex leaving a dozen people homeless.

The fire broke out at an apartment near 83rd Street and Hillcrest Road around 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

Fire crews found one of the three-story apartment buildings in the complex fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.  The strong winds posed a challenge to crews as they battled the flames.

All residents were able to get out of the building safely.

"I woke up and I saw smoke and I ran out of the house," said resident Crystal Harris.

Red Cross arrived on scene to help those displaced.

The apartment suffered a total of $500,000 in damages from the fire.

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