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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Professional Firefighters Union and the Columbia Fire Department confirmed firefighters moved back into Fire Station 2 on Monday. Firefighters were moved out of the station on West Worley and Fire Station 6 on Chapel Hill Road after ABC 17 alerted Columbia Fire leadership to possible mold in those stations thanks
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Firefighters found an injured man outside a vacant, burning house late Friday, the Columbia Fire Department said Tuesday.
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Firefighters responded to a fire early Monday morning on the 2200 block of Buehrle Drive, according to the Jefferson City Fire Department.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after Columbia firefighters responded to a house fire in the 2800 block of Rock Quarry Road around 10:30 p.m. Friday . Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification stating Rock Quarry Road was closed from Stadium Boulevard to Grindstone Parkway due to a structure fire. Several firefighters were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Monday in a Boone County house fire in the 2400 block of East Alan Circle. Boone County fire was dispatched at 7:26 p.m. for a fire on the outside of the house, according to Boone County Fire Protections District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp said some siding was
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The fire that burned the office of the True/False Film Fest in downtown Columbia was accidental and might have started with a malfunctioning microwave, according to an official report.
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View a live look of the scene in the web player above. BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a house fire Tuesday off of Route E in Boone County in the 5500 block of West Tracy Court, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp stated that when
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HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) One person suffered minor burns Monday morning in an RV fire on 1st Street in Hartsburg, according to a social media post from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District. The post states that crews were dispatched to a fully engulfed RV at 5:08 a.m. and the fire was put out shortly.
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One year after the Wooldridge fire burned over 3,000 acres and destroyed at least 23 buildings in the Cooper County town, the rebuilding continues for those affected by the natural disaster.
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JONESBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents recount how a Scrap Mart Metal Friday morning caused several residents to shelter in place. Jonesburg Elementary School and multiple neighborhoods are just two miles east of where the fire occurred. Most residents were at work when the fire was happening. However, Kenneth Shaw was home when he saw multiple fire
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Sunday marks one year since the small Cooper County community of Wooldridge was burned by a wildfire.
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Red Cross held a blood drive in honor of a firefighter who was severely burned at a bonfire in Mexico, Missouri. The blood drive was held Saturday in Centralia at the Holy Spirit Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MU Health Care shared the story of Eli Beasely, a professional
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest stated on its website that it lost about $75,000 of inventory in a Sept. 15 fire. A fire broke out in a Downtown Columbia building at the corner of Ninth and Broadway streets on Sept. 15. The building housed Tellers bar and restaurant and office space for True/False.
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Investigators said the fire started in the north part of the apartment next to where the victim Sheila Ball, 53, of Mexico lived.
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