COLUMBIA—More than twice as many house fires have been reported this summer compared to last. Almost three times as many total fires have been reported so far this August alone compared to last August, according to Columbia Fire Department data.
Drought conditions cause more Columbia fires in 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | 7:22 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:24 a.m. CDT, Thursday, August 30, 2012
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