Fire destroys Columbia mobile home

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 | 11:55 a.m. CDT; updated 7:36 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A fire that began with an electrical short in a clothes dryer destroyed a Columbia mobile home Wednesday. The owner of the home, Marie Crews, was able to escape safely after being awakened by a smoke alarm, as were her daughter, son-in-law and dog, Piper.

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