Wednesday barn fire in Columbia

Republic-Times- March 15, 2023

The Columbia Volunteer Fire Department responded shortly before 10:20 a.m. Wednesday to a barn fire at 1228 Hoffman Estates Drive off Rueck Road.

Initial reports are that embers spread from a burn pile near the barn and ignited the structure, which had no vehicles or animals inside.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames quickly and then doused the burn pile.

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