Columbia library closed again ‘out of abundance of caution,’ expected to reopen Saturday morning

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Daniel Boone Regional Library closed early again on Friday after more air treatment was recommended for the building, a Friday afternoon press release says.

The library was closed on Thursday after its HVAC system malfunctioned, the Columbia Fire Department told ABC 17 News on Thursday. The building was evacuated after smoke was seen coming from the roof of the building. No injuries were reported.

Friday’s press release from DBRL said a remediation company “recommended further treatment of the air on the staff side of the library.”

The library closed at noon “out of an abundance of caution,” the release says. It is expected to reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday.

“The public areas of the library are covered by a separate air handler than the one that caught on fire Thursday. Yesterday, the fire in the second air handler was caused by a malfunctioning chip in the control panel of the air handler and it will be repaired in the next day or two,” the release says.