Two treated for smoke inhalation after Columbia house fire Friday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
EDITOR’S NOTE: A correction was made to the Columbia Fire Department’s press release to reflect that two people were treated on scene and not taken to the hospital.
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in central Columbia Friday night, according to Columbia Fire Department Assistant Chief Lester Shewmake.
Crews were called to a home in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, a Saturday news release from CFD says.
Upon arrival, heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the back of a story-and-a-half house. Firefighters entered the home to find no one inside and began battling the flames, the release says. After the fire was put out, crews stayed on scene to keep an eye out for possible hot spots.
Six firetrucks were at the scene when ABC 17 News arrived at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. An ambulance arrived without its sirens on shortly after. The road was blocked off by first responders.
The release says all residents had exited the home before CFD arrived. Shewmake said the two residents were treated for on scene for smoke inhalation.
The Columbia Fire Marshal’s Battalion is investigating the origin and cause of the fire, according to the release.
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