Centralia home catches fire

Ryan Shiner

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Centralia home was seen smoking for hours on Monday.

Firefighters were called at 12:59 p.m. to the 23000 block of North March Road for a report of a house fire, according to dispatch logs.

Firefighters saw smoke coming from the building when they arrived, according to a Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief.The home was still smoking when an ABC 17 News reporter was on the scene around 2:30 p.m.

There were seven fire trucks and five response trucks on the scene, as well as an ambulance.

Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Chuck Leake told ABC 17 News at the scene that there were no injuries. He also stated the age of the home, 124 years, played a role in the fire taking longer to put out.

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