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<p style="font-weight:bold; display: inline; line-height:150%; font-size: 105%;">Columbia Fire Department<br />
201 Orr Street
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Columbia, MO 65201
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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">June 12, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Assistant Chief Brad Fraizer (573)874-7557</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Two Overnight Vehicle Fires Ruled Suspicious</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - On Sunday, June 12 at 1:23 AM, units from the Columbia Fire Department were dispatched to the 1600 block of Paris Road for a vehicle fire. Crews arrived 5 minutes later and found a passenger vehicle fully consumed by fire. Crews extinguished the fire with a preconnected handline. No injuries were reported.<br /><br />At 1:48 AM, units from the Columbia Fire Department were dispatched to a second vehicle fire in the 1800 block of Gordon St. Crews arrived to find a passenger vehicle fully consumed by fire. The fire was extinguished with a preconnected handline. No injuries were reported.<br /><br />Columbia Fire Department investigators were called to the scene and are working with the Columbia Police Department on the investigation. Investigators have ruled both fires suspicious. The investigation is ongoing.<br /><br />More information will be release
d as it becomes available.</div>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=1600 Block Paris Road and 1800 Block Of Gordon St." target="_blank">1600 Block Paris Road and 1800 Block Of Gordon St.</a></div>
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