Fire in the woods south of Columbia

Corey Saathoff- March 16, 2017

Columbia firefighters work the scene of a fire in the woods off D Road. (Sean McGowan photo)

The Columbia Fire Department responded shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday to a fire in the woods in the area of D Road and Stumpf Lane just south of Columbia city limits.

Firemen were able to extinguish the flames within a short amount of time.

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.