Fire Archives

Crews put out vehicle fire on St. Charles Road

January 24, 2021 3:39 PM Sydney Olsen

Firefighters with the Columbia Fire Department put out a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon.

Improperly discarded ashes lead to Columbia house fire

January 23, 2021 7:39 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Fire Department responded to the 4600 block of Blackford Court around 7 p.m. Saturday.

Second person dies from injuries sustained from Iberia house fire

January 21, 2021 8:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Patricia Hendee has died from her injuries from the Thrusday evening fire in Iberia. Hendee had been at University Hospital being treated before her death. A press release said the original call referencing an explosion and a house fully involved with fire came at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday. Iberia Fire immediately

Fulton man dies after apartment fire

January 20, 2021 11:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

Fulton firefighters say an elderly man is dead after a fire broke out at an apartment building early Monday morning.

Electrical fire causes $100,000 worth of damage at Columbia home

January 18, 2021 10:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The fire at 2707 Rain Tree Court started with faulty electrical wiring in a shed next to the home, the Columbia Fire Department said in a news release Tuesday.

No one hurt in Jonesburg commercial structure fire

January 18, 2021 2:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

Jonesburg-High Hill firefighters responded to a large structure fire in Jonesburg city limits Monday morning.

Elderly man receives life-threatening injuries from Fulton apartment fire

January 18, 2021 9:16 AM Matt Ragsdale

Fulton fire firefighters say an elderly man has life-threatening injuries after an early morning apartment fire.

Fire forces evacuation of inmates at northwest Missouri jail

January 15, 2021 4:25 PM Associated Press

MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A fire in an inmate’s cell in a northwest Missouri jail forced authorities to evacuate all inmates through narrow, smoke-filled hallways. No one was injured in the fire Thursday night at the Nodaway County Jail in Maryville, while will be closed indefinitely. Sheriff Randy Strong said about 20 inmates are being

Former wildlife refuge owner dies after Hallsville house fire

January 13, 2021 1:48 PM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters say a former wildlife refuge owner was killed in a recent Hallsville house fire.

Boone County firefighters respond to early morning fire north of Columbia

January 11, 2021 10:25 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters responded to a residential structure fire north of Columbia early Monday morning.

Trailer deemed ‘total’ loss after fire south of Columbia

January 10, 2021 8:58 PM Sydney Olsen

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a mobile home fire at the Woodstock Mobile Home Park Sunday night.

Hallsville man dies after late-night house fire

January 6, 2021 10:21 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County firefighters say a Hallsville man has died after a house fire late Tuesday night.

Resident in critical condition after being rescued from house fire in Hallsville

January 5, 2021 11:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A residential fire in Hallsville leads to 13 trucks responding on the 10100 block of Hague. An ABC 17 News crew is reporting the fire is out. Officials speaking with ABC 17 say a resident was trapped upstairs in the house. Crews had to do CPR on site and he was taken

Crews respond to vehicle fire in Columbia

January 2, 2021 4:57 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Garth Ave and Ash Street around 4:15 p.m. Saturday.

STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

Two people hospitalized after apartment fire in south KC

December 29, 2020 3:46 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people are hospitalized after a large fire broke out at an apartment complex in the Waldo area of Kansas City, Missouri. Fire officials say two people jumped from the third story to escape the fire that occurred Monday night near the Missouri-Kansas border. Their injuries are not believed to

Fire damages immigrant gathering spots in southwest Missouri

December 28, 2020 6:25 PM Associated Press

NOEL, Mo. (AP) — Southwest Missouri officials say fire destroyed a grocery store and a mosque that were gathering spots for immigrants in the town of Noel. The fire was reported early Monday morning at The African Grocery Store and an adjacent mosque. McDonald County Emergency Management Director Gregg Sweeten said a firefighter and a

Crews respond to vehicle fire in Columbia

December 26, 2020 9:47 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at Custom Complete Automotive and Tire on Business Loop 70 Saturday shortly before 9 p.m.

Human remains found after explosion in Nashville

December 26, 2020 4:13 AM Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that authorities have found human remains in the vicinity of the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. It is unclear how the remains are related to the explosion or whether they might belong to the person believed to be responsible or a

Columbia firefighters respond to flue fire in southwest Columbia

December 25, 2020 5:54 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire on the 2700 block of Malibu Court. An ABC 17 News crew onscene reports seeing EMS personnel leaving the scene as fire truck remain. The apparent flue fire was taken care of within a few minutes. No one was reported to be