Posts Tagged ‘breaking’
Brush fire near Renault
The Maeystown and Prairie du Rocher fire departments responded shortly after 5 p.m. Monday to a brush fire reported on Kaskaskia Road near South Fork Road in Renault that was…
Read MoreBrush fire near Triple Lakes Road
The Columbia, Millstadt and Dupo fire departments responded at about 1:30 p.m. Monday to a brush fire that apparently spread to a shed and a wooded area in the 2000…
Read MoreFire destroys vacant rural Waterloo farm house
The Waterloo, Maeystown, Valmeyer and Columbia fire departments responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Monroe County EMS to a fully engulfed farm house at 3731 Clover Dell…
Read MoreSaturday crash in Columbia
Columbia police, fire and EMS responded about 11 a.m. Saturday to a multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 3 at Veterans Parkway with road blockage. One of the vehicles…
Read MoreLarge shed fire in rural Columbia
The Columbia, Millstadt and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday to a fully engulfed pole shed fire at 1565 Centerville Road. Flames were shooting through the roof…
Read MoreThree-vehicle crash on I-255 at Route 3
Traffic was slightly slowed approaching the scene of a three-vehicle crash on eastbound I-255 at the southbound Route 3 exit. Columbia police and fire responded to the scene. An ambulance…
Read MoreDry conditions create fire danger
Area fire departments responded to a flurry of calls Friday due to outdoor burning in less-than-ideal conditions. Columbia Fire Department was called at 2 p.m. Friday to assist the Prairie…
Read MoreWalmart theft suspect speeds away
Police responded to the theft of a television from the Waterloo Walmart shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday. The suspect was described as a black male wearing a red Chicago Bulls…
Read MoreFire destroys shed in Hecker
The Hecker and Red Bud fire departments responded about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to a fully engulfed shed in the alley behind 220 E. Monroe Street in Hecker. The estimated 20-by-30-foot…
Read MoreWeekend fire calls for WFD
The Waterloo Fire Department responded to two fire calls over the weekend that were controlled burns that got away from the property owners due to high winds and dry conditions.…
Read MoreCFD assists with large brush fire near Sauget
The Columbia Fire Department assisted several departments in battling a large brush fire Sunday afternoon behind the chemical plant in Sauget, which spread from the area of Route 3 and…
Read MoreCrash on I-255
Traffic was restricted to one lane on eastbound I-255 as Columbia police and fire personnel assisted Illinois State Police with a two-vehicle crash just east of the JB Bridge on…
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