COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety says the cause of a fire at an individualized supported living facility in Fayette that killed three people is undetermined. Mike O’Connell with the Missouri Department of Public Safety says due to the extent of the fire and damage, no factual determination can be made on
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A garage of a home caught fire on Wednesday in the 7500 block of South Hill Creek Road in Boone County, just south of Columbia. Dispatch logs show the Boone County Fire Protection District was called at 4:36 p.m. An ABC 17 News photographer saw six firetrucks and 10 response vehicles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog house fire that happened on Tuesday in Mexico, Missouri, was caused by a heat lamp, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says firefighters were called at 12:19 p.m. Tuesday to the 1600 block of South Western Street after a dog house caught fire.
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Editor’s note: The story has been updated to better reflect the use of the home. FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people died in an assisted care home fire on Tuesday in Fayette. The fire engulfed the building on Villers Drive behind Perkins Residential Care Center on Main Street in Fayette on Tuesday morning, Fayette co-fire chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in Mexico, Missouri, was likely caused by an overloaded electrical circuit, according to a news release. The fire led to heavy damage in the attic of a home in the 500 block of West Robinson Street, the Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in the release. The
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured, but a duplex is believed to be a total loss after a fire in Moberly Saturday night. According to Cory Putnam with the Moberly Fire Department, crews were called to the 600 block of Allen Street and found heavy fire and smoke coming from the attic. The fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire destroyed a home in Howard County late Thursday, according to the Glasgow Fire District. In a post on Facebook, GFD said crews responded to a home near Boonsboro at around 11:20 p.m. The fire had spread to the entire home as crews arrived, the post said. The fire district reported
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A large police and firefighter presence was seen on Vandiver Drive in northeast Columbia early Saturday morning.
An ABC 17 News reporter arrived on scene around 2:15 a.m. and saw heavy smoke coming from a home in the 1300 block of Vandiver Drive. At least three Columbia Fire Department engines, four Columbia police cruisers, a Boone Health ambulance and an air truck was seen.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department says a large fire started Friday in the basement of a home in the 4300 block of Langham Drive. Columbia Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said firefighters were called to the neighborhood just after 11 a.m. after a neighbor saw smoke coming from the back of the house. Schaeffer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dispensary caught fire on Thursday night after a vehicle hit the gas meter of the building, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Firefighters were called around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at Greenlight Dispensary in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive and
Continue Reading Editor’s note: The name of the business was corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire damaged a cannabis dispensary Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Columbia. Greenlight Dispensary was damaged. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in a text message there was a fire on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trailer northwest of Columbia was the scene of a fire investigation early Wednesday. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called to the 5800 block of North Oneal Road at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday after a trailer was set on fire over a dispute, Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. Boone County firefighters,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Monday morning at a duplex in northern Columbia was ruled accidental, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says the fire in the 2800 block of North Willowbrook Drive was started in a clothes dryer. A cat died in the fire and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1000 block of Rock Hill Road on Thursday evening, and said the building suffered mild fire damage. The fire happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. Crews arrived and found the fire in the attic. In addition to fire damage, the home suffered
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that heavily damaged a Vienna residential care facility in August has been ruled accidental, according to a revised fire investigation report that cites security video showing the Vienna police chief discarding a lit cigarette shortly before the blaze began. According to state fire marshal records obtained by ABC 17 News, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is cautioning residents to be aware of the risk around home robbers and package thieves this holiday season. Lt. Clint Sinclair, with CPD, tells ABC 17 News the holidays create the perfect opportunity for them to commit their crimes. He said people should not leave things, like boxes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the four years since the death of Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Bryant Gladney, the Boone Co. Fire Protection District tells ABC 17 News its made changes to its training and response procedures. Gladney was killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into his service SUV on Dec. 22, 2021 as Gladney was working at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A box truck at the construction site of Memorial Stadium caught fire early Wednesday morning. Columbia Fire Department Assistant Fire Marshal Jason Thomas told ABC 17 News at the scene that fire crews were called to Providence Road just before 1:45 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a fire. Crews arrived about five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog was rescued on Tuesday afternoon after it fell through the ice of a Columbia pond. Crews were called at 2:10 p.m. to the 2000 block of Osage Drive for a water rescue, according to dispatch logs from the Columbia Fire Department. CFD spokeswoman Skyler Clark told ABC 17 News at
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two birds and two cats are dead after a home in northern Boone County caught fire early Tuesday morning. According to Battalion Chief Clint Walker with the Boone County Fire Protection District, firefighters were called around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday to the 11400 block of Hecht Road for reports of a fire.
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