Downtown Columbia Starbucks to be closed after small fire causes ‘minimal damage’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Starbucks located near the University of Missouri’s campus on Ninth Street will be closed for at least the rest of Tuesday after a fire caused “minimal damage.”

Columbia Assistant Fire Chief Zac Grace told an ABC 17 News photographer that crews responded to a fire call at 3:12 p.m. Firefighters extinguished a small fire. No injuries were reported.

The Starbucks put a sign on the front door stating that it would be temporarily closed.

Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 3:45 p.m. stating the southbound lanes of Ninth Street were closed because of a “fire incident.”

The fire marshal is still investigating the cause.

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