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Fire Breaks Out In Basement Of Columbia Home
Investigators are looking into a fire that ignited Monday afternoon in the basement of a Columbia home. No injuries were reported.

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Investigators are looking into a fire that ignited Monday afternoon in the basement of a Columbia home. No injuries were reported.

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