No injuries reported after smoke seen coming from woods in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Smoke was seen Friday evening coming from a wooded area of Boone County that is north and east of Columbia.

Boone County firefighters were called near the intersection of Route HH and East O’Rear Road at 6:53 p.m., according to dispatch records.

Boone County Fire Protection District Chief Gale Blomenkamp said there is a homeless encampment in the area. Capt. Stephen McLane said at the scene around 8 p.m. that there “appears to be an unhoused community back there.”

No injuries have been reported and four firefighters responded in two trucks. The cause of the fire is under investigation. McLane said he expects the fire to burn for “awhile.”

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