Boone County dispensary fire caused by vehicle hitting gas meter, no injuries reported

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boone County dispensary caught fire on Thursday night after a vehicle hit the gas meter of the building, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp.  

Firefighters were called around 8:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at Greenlight Dispensary in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Drive and stayed on scene until around midnight. A gas leak was also reported and Ameren was called out to shut off the gas.

Blomenkamp said the fire started after a vehicle made a turn into the drive-through area, misjudged space and hit the gas meter. Fire crews were not able to shut off the gas line because it broke below the shutoff valve, Blomenkamp said.

No one was injured in the fire, Blomenkamp said. The building is secure, though the business will not be open on Friday, Blomenkamp said.

Gas was shut off to 37 Ameren customers in a nearby trailer park as crews worked to repair the gas infrastructure, an Ameren spokesman wrote in a Friday email. Some customers were still having their gas restored on Friday afternoon.