Cat dies in accidental Columbia house fire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

No people were injured, but a cat died in a Friday morning Columbia house fire, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department.

The release says firefighters were called just before 8 a.m. to the 400 block of McBaine Avenue.  

Firefighters saw black smoke and fire coming from the home, the release says. Flames were contained to the room the fire started in and it was “under control within approximately six minutes of arrival,” the release says.

The fire was ruled accidental “due to combustible materials left too close to a heat source,” the release says.