Empty building burns in south Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An abandoned building was engulfed in flames early Tuesday in south Columbia.

Firefighters were called at the blazing shed at about 2 a.m., according to a Columbia Fire Department release. The location, 4140 S. Bearfield Road, is near CMSE Giving Gardens.

ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene on Bearfield Road just after 2:30 a.m. and saw at least three CFD fire trucks and an ambulance. The release says 10 vehicles and 23 firefighters were at the scene.

The firefighters had to back off, evacuating the structure at one point because it had suffered so much damage, the release says. But firefighters had the blaze out in about 25 minutes.

The fire department has not said what caused the blaze.