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<h2 style="font-size: 180%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 11, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">UPDATE: Columbia Police requests assistance from FBI in investigating suspicious fire at Planned Parenthood - Columbia Health Center</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Columbia Police Department has requested assistance from the FBI in investigating a fire at Planned Parenthood - Columbia Health Center.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to investigate a fire alarm at Planned Parenthood - Columbia Health Center, 711 N. Providence Road, at 4:06 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. A small fire inside the structure was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system. CPD was brought in to investigate after an assistant fire marshal determined the fire was suspicious in nature.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">While the FBI will be assisting in the ongoing investigation, Columbia Police will remain the lead and all inquiries should be directed towards CPD. There is no additional information to release at this time but will be released as it is available.<br /><br />Original press release: <a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6043">https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6043</a><br /></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />CPD Case number: 2019-001355<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p></div>
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