Semi fire on I-255 in Columbia

Republic-Times- November 24, 2025

The Columbia and Prairie du Pont fire departments responded about 9:25 a.m. Monday to a semi tractor-trailer on fire on I-255 westbound just past the Columbia exit.

The fire spread from the truck to its empty trailer, but the situation was under control by 9:45 a.m.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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