CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – At least four fire agencies responded to a fire Wednesday night in southern Callaway County. Captain Josh Lippincott with South Callaway Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News in an email his department was helping with the call on the 12000 block of County Road 391. Holts Summit Fire Protection
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A controlled burn that got out of control on Tuesday in Centralia caused a truck and one-and-a-half acres of land to be burned in the 1700 block of Crownview Drive. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said flames spread to the truck and a neighboring yard. The truck was
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The National Weather Service – Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri issued a Red Flag Warning from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday because of “critical fire danger.” The warning affects northwestern counties and western parts of Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly man was found dead Monday afternoon in Callaway County, according to a social media post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The post states that Callaway County Joint Communications was called at 2:52 p.m. for a possible unattended fire in the 1000 block of County Road 1027. The North Callaway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire Saturday afternoon in Mexico, Missouri, according to a Monday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The release says first responders were called at 1:37 p.m. Saturday to the 1500 block of Kent Road. Residents told dispatchers that the house was filling
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District firefighters are working to contain an outdoor fire near Route E early Monday morning. ABC 17 crews on scene spoke to Boone County Fire Captain Adam Burks who said crews found two structures collapsed and engulfed in flames. Captain Burks said crews had to put out
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District battled a fire in Hallsville Sunday evening. Crews responded to a fire on North Robinson Road around 5 p.m. A controlled burn in a field got out of control, Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. The fire was contained shortly before 6 p.m. and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire in a brush pile at Capen Park in Columbia on Friday is not known, according to an email from a Columbia Fire Department spokesperson. Crews were called to the park around 11:30 a.m. and found a brush pile with flames showing. The fire was contained by 1
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Little Dixie Fire Protection District announced on its social media on Thursday evening that Battalion Chief John Loveless has died. LDFPD – based in Mexico, Missouri – wrote that Loveless died from cancer. He served LDFPD during the past five years. Funeral arrangements are pending. The post states that he was
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STURGEON, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters were on the scene Friday afternoon at a building fire in the 4300 block of East Gordon Road near Sturgeon. Boone County Fire Protection District Firefighter Wayne Cummins said no one was in the building at the time of the fire and no injuries have been reported. The roof of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman died this week from injuries she suffered in a fire in Sedalia on Monday night. Sedalia Fire Chief Matthew Irwin told ABC 17 News in an email that Elizabeth Friend died on Wednesday evening. She was 43. Crews were called to a fire at a home in the 900 block
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a house fire in 12000 block on Route EE early Friday morning. Boone County Assistant Fire Chief Gale Blomenkamp tells ABC 17 News that no one was hurt after crews responded to a single family home with a large fire coming from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hot oil put into the trash caused a small fire in a Downtown Columbia apartment building Thursday night. Fire marshals determined the fire at The Rise complex in the 900 block of Locust Street was paper smoldering in the rash after hot cooking oil was poured on it, Columbia Fire Department Katherine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported at Mizzou Arena shortly after the Mizzou men’s basketball win over Alabama on Wednesday night. A spokesperson for Mizzou Athletics said a fire was reported in one of the suites about 30 minutes after the game ended. The Columbia fire marshal determined the fire was accidental and was
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Fire Protection District and two other agencies were battling a fire on Wednesday night. According to an email from Cole County Fire Protection District Captain Steve Cearlock, a large structure on Old Highway 54 in Eugene is on fire. A total of 25 firefighters were on the scene,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vacant, unsecured home had “extreme damage” after a fire occurred on Friday morning, the Columbia Fire Department wrote in a Monday press release. Firefighters responded to the fire at 3:51 a.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue. The Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. The release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of house fires in Columbia during the past week were caused by lithium-ion batteries, the Columbia Fire Department wrote in a Monday afternoon press release. The first occurred at 2:10 p.m. Thursday in the 4600 block of Connery Court in southwest Columbia. Crews saw flames coming from the garage and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters found an injured man who was then taken to St. Louis for burn treatment in a storage building fire early Monday. Firefighters were called to the building in the 2500 block of Route C at about 1:30 a.m., the Jefferson City Fire Department wrote in a news release. Firefighters found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire ripped through a Columbia home Thursday afternoon. Seven firetrucks were at the scene on Connery Court near Southampton Drive. Smoke was coming through the roof of the house. Emergency radio traffic indicated flames were showing from the garage when firefighters arrived and had spread to the attic. Two people —
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia firefighters were sent Wednesday to put out a fire at a homeless camp. The Columbia Fire Department responded to a call of an outside fire on Pioneer Drive Wednesday morning. Columbia Fire was called to 3100 Pioneer Drive for an outside fire just before 9 a.m. A firefighter at the scene
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