Weekend fire at Lake of the Ozarks caused by recreational fire reigniting

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A fire that occurred Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks was caused by a recreation fire that reignited, according to a press release from Rocky Mount Fire Protection District Chief Jonathan Trail.

The dock fire – which resulted in two boats and two jet skies being a total loss – was described as a “previous recreational fire that was not fully extinguished and reignited.”

Trail wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that investigators were able to review video footage that showed the fire rekindle.

No injuries were reported in the fire.

Liam Hazen, of the Department of Natural Resources, said the owner “attributed the fire to a fire pit that was not properly extinguished but the cause was still officially unknown at the time of my departure from the scene.”