[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Battalion Chief Stephen G. Potter

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Battalion Chief Stephen Potter
Duty PIO Pager 573-441-6608 (For active emergency incidents - Leave a detailed message)
Office 573-874-7644 (Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Battalion Chief Stephen G. Potter

COLUMBIA, MO (March 26, 2016) - On Saturday, 03/26/16 at 6:19 p.m. Columbia Fire crews were dispatched to 803 Seventh Street for a reported residential structure fire.  

Fire crews arrived on the scene at 6:21 p.m. with black smoke showing from the shed behind 803 Seventh Street.  Fire crew aggressively extinguished the fire.  There were no reported injuries on the scene.  

The cause of the fire and a dollar damage estimate has not yet been determined.  The fire is understand invesitgation.  

The Columbia Fire Department wants to remind residents that working smoke alarms  do save lives.  Test your smoke alarms at least once a month by pressing the test button.  REplace smoke alam batteries at least once a yeara.  Replace smoke alalrms every 10 years.  To ensure adequate protection, place smoke alarms in every sleeping room, and in a common area on every floor.  



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