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Fire at Jefferson City church causes $100k worth of damage, official says

This photo from Saturday shows the Jefferson City Fire Department on the scene at Trinity Lutheran School in Jefferson City. About $100,000 worth of damage was reported.
Jefferson City Fire Department
This photo from Saturday shows the Jefferson City Fire Department on the scene at Trinity Lutheran School in Jefferson City. About $100,000 worth of damage was reported.
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Published 7:04 PM

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A fire at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City over the weekend was ruled accidental and caused about $100,000 worth of damage, according to a Missouri Department of Public Safety spokesman on Thursday.

An investigation found that the fire was accidental and started in a classroom near a dehumidifier. The investigator was unable to eliminate that as a possible cause, according to a MDPS spokesman.

Jefferson City and Cole County fire crews responded to a reported early morning fire at Trinity Lutheran School around 12:40 a.m. Saturday.

Fire personnel says the initial report was for a fire alarm, but crews arrived to find heavy smoke inside the building, upgraded the call to a structure fire, and dispatched more units.

Fire officials said no one was in the building at the time of the fire.

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