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.
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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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A Camden County fire that burned a mobile home, several vehicles and natural cover around the trailer early Wednesday appears to be accidental.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that was reported Tuesday morning in the 300 block of Nebraska Avenue was determined to be arson, according to a Tuesday afternoon press release from the Columbia Fire Department. There were no injuries reported at the storage unit where the fire occurred, but the initial damage estimate is $100,000, according
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A fire burned a shop building on residential property to the ground near Ashland on Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) All residents made it safely out of a two-story building Sunday afternoon when it caught fire. Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the fire in the 400 block of Ashley Street around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, firefighters saw light smoke coming from the front. The fire was determined to
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a house fire in Jefferson City is still under investigation. The Jefferson City Fire Department said there was a fire in the kitchen of a home in the 2,000 block of Meadow Lane at around 3:15 Friday afternoon. The fire department said in a news release, everyone was out
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The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District is investigating after a fire broke out in a southern Boone County garage early Monday.
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LA PLATA, Mo. (KMIZ) Classes were called off in the La Plata School District on Friday after an early morning fire caused damage to the elementary school. The fire was reported just before 5 a.m. At the school on West Moore Street. The La Plata Community Fire Protection District said on its Facebook page that the northwest corner
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but occupants of a home in the 6500 block of Village Road were displaced after a Monday morning fire, according to a social media post from the Osage Fire Protection District. The department wrote that three sides of a one-and-a-half story house were on fire at 8:20
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DOOLITTLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning, firefighters put out a blaze at a house near Newburg High School. No one was injured, according to Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District. Doolittle Fire, Rolla Rural Fire and Phelps Health EMS were dispatched to the two-story house with heavy smoke showing around 5:30 Saturday morning. In a FaceBook post,
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A house is a complete loss after a fire late on Thanksgiving day at the Lake of the Ozarks. Lake Ozark Fire Protection District responded to the fire just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters put out the fire and searched the house. Fortunately, no one was hurt. However, fire crews
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A flue fire damaged the ceiling and attic of a home in southern Boone County on Thanksgiving morning.
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in an apartment fire at Lake Ozark Village on Friday, according to a social media post from the Osage Beach Fire Protection District. The post stated half of the 24-unit building was deemed uninhabitable. Lake Ozark Village is described as a retirement community on its website. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire on Monday that caused $5,000 worth of damage to a restaurant in Jefferson City was ruled accidental, according to a fire report from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The fire at Dragon Kitchen – in the 2200 block of Missouri Boulevard – started in a fryer when oil became
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The report on the United Methodist Church fire revealed it was caused by a candle and not sound equipment like the Columbia Fire Department originally said. In July, ABC 17 reported on the fire that occurred at the United Methodist Church. Initially, the Columbia Fire Department stated that the fire resulted from
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GLASGOW, Mo. (KMIZ) Glasgow Fire District responded to a car fire that spread into a wooded area Sunday morning. According to a Facebook post from the fire district, the fire spread to stacked wood and was threatening multiple structures, including a house and a detached garage. Howard County Sheriff’s Office and Central 911 aided in
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Boone County Fire Protection District officials told ABC 17 they believe the fire was started when a wheel bearing overheated.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning fire in the 2200 block of Buehrle Drive in Jefferson City was likely caused by an improperly discarded cigarette, according to a fire report by the Jefferson City Fire Department. The report states several cigarettes were found in the area of origin and an occupant stated she and
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