FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A criminal investigation is underway for a fire that killed two people on Tuesday at Potawatomi Campgrounds, just outside of Fulton. Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike O’Connell confirmed to ABC 17 News in an email on Friday that the fire is listed as a criminal investigation being led by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp says the recent cold weather has played a role in some of the most recent fires that were seen. The Boone County Fire District continues to have multiple volunteers to help fight fires. Blomenkamp said the department had between 25-33 volunteers to help but out
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District continued to investigate Thursday morning after an explosion and fire at a Hallsville duplex on Wednesday. Fire crews told ABC 17 News crews on scene Thursday the home is at risk of collapsing due to extensive damage. An excavator was used to knock down burnt portions
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A fire was seen Tuesday evening at a building near the intersection of Range Line Street and East Boone Industrial Boulevard in Boone County.
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A Mexico, Missouri, home was badly burned Tuesday in a fire caused by a propane heater used to thaw pipes in the crawl space, authorities say.
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A storage building fire melted siding on a Jefferson City house early Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A small fire was reported at a Boone County home on Monday in the 4900 block of O’Neal Road. Boone County Fire Protection Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that a small fire was reported behind a cupboard after residents at the home tried to thaw a frozen pipe. There
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as negative 9 degrees this week, but that doesn’t stop firefighters from carrying out their duties. As ABC 17 reported Saturday, the Boone County Fire Protection District successfully tackled a house fire in the freezing cold morning. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued Weather
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One person was treated for injuries and several birds were found dead after a house fire early Thursday in north Columbia.
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A fire made by someone camping in a Mexico, Missouri, storage building to cook and keep warm led to a blaze that destroyed the building Saturday, authorities say.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Tuesday night house fire in Mexico, Missouri, according to a Wednesday press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. Emergency personnel responded to a house fire at 9:07 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of North Alabama Street. The fire was put out but the front
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MONTGOMERY CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Montgomery County fire on Tuesday morning, according to a social media post from the Montgomery Fire Protection District. According to the post, the fire was reported around 7:45 a.m. and firefighters saw a car, garage and breezeway on fire. Minor damage was reported in the
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported Tuesday morning at the Saline County Jail, according to a press release from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. The fire was discovered at 10:45 a.m., the release states. Inmates were evacuated and the fire was extinguished by the Marshall Fire Department. The release states that the cause of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An electrical malfunction caused a home northeast of Columbia to catch fire, according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. In a social media post, the district said it responded to the fire in the 7800 block of N Hickory Drive just before noon on Saturday. Firefighters arrived to the scene and
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Dec. 14 fire at an animal shelter in Mexico was caused by “improper disposal of smoking material,” according to a Friday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. No injuries to people or animals were reported. All 30 dogs and cats were safely removed from the Mexico Animal Shelter. Friday’s
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Blair Oaks R-2 School District trailer caught fire on Wednesday, according to information from the Osage Fire Protection District. According to a Facebook post from the fire protection district, crews were dispatched to a “double-wide modular structure” in the 6200 block of Route B in Cole County and saw smoke coming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of a Columbia fire that took the lives of two children. Just before 1:30 a.m. Dec. 14, 2022, the Columbia Fire Department responded to the Columbia Square Apartments in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane. Responding crews reported heavy fire coming from one of the town homes
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Firefighters in Phelps County saved more than 20 dogs early Thursday when a garage with a dog kennel inside it caught fire along a county road.
Continue Reading MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) No animals or people were hurt in a fire at the Mexico Animal Shelter on Thursday, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a fire call at 10:23 a.m. Personnel allegedly found an outside wall burning and fire in the
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