Posts Tagged ‘fire’
Fire at Ameren substation in Columbia
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 8:30 p.m. Thursday to a fire at the Ameren substation on North Briegel Street, which resulted in a power outage for some portions of…
Read MoreFire damages mobile home in Waterloo
Waterloo Fire Department volunteers responded at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a fire at 601 Morrison Avenue with all occupants out of the residence. Upon arrival, responders found…
Read MoreMan injured in house fire near Red Bud
A homeowner is lucky to be alive following an explosion in his garage near Red Bud. The Red Bud Fire Department responded about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday to a house fire…
Read MoreFire destroys home near Fults
A rural Monroe County couple escaped an early Thursday morning house fire with little more than the clothes on their backs. “It’s a total loss,” Maeystown Fire Chief Lynden Prange…
Read MoreVehicle fire call on I-255
The Columbia Fire Department was paged before 4:50 p.m. Friday to the report of a white pickup truck possibly on fire on southbound I-255 at milepost 7.5 near Columbia. A…
Read MoreHouse fire south of Renault
The Prairie du Rocher and Maeystown fire departments responded about 10 p.m. Wednesday to the report of a structure fire at 5203 Lake Mildred Drive south of Renault. Initial reports…
Read MoreEarly morning fire destroys Columbia home
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 2 a.m. Tuesday to a structure fire at 105 Lookout Drive. The Millstadt Fire Department and Columbia police and EMS provided assistance at the…
Read MoreDNA used to ID April crash victim
DNA was required to positively identify a young Red Bud man as the victim of a fatal vehicle crash that occurred more than a month ago in rural southern Monroe…
Read MoreVehicle fire at Columbia Moto Mart
The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly before 11:30 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle fire at the Moto Mart gas station on Southwoods Drive off Route 3. Flames were seen shooting…
Read MoreFire damages Columbia fish store
The Columbia Fire Department responded at 11:37 a.m. Wednesday to a working structure fire at The Corner Reef, 115 E. Whiteside Street, in downtown Columbia. CFD initially requested mutual aid…
Read MoreHecker woman comes to aid of elderly couple
A local woman jumped to the aid of two senior citizens whose car burst into flames early Tuesday evening at their home on LL Road near Red Bud. Bernice and…
Read MoreFire destroys shed in Columbia
Columbia police and the Columbia Fire Department responded to a shed on fire at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at 364 Carl Street in Columbia. The shed was completely destroyed by…
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