It isWOOLDRIDGE, Mo. Roughly half of a small Missouri town burned after a fire spread quickly from a farm field and destroyed or heavily damaged 23 buildings.
No one died and only one person was taken to a hospital for a non-life threatening injury, but the entire town of Wooldridge had to be evacuated because of the fire that was started in a nearby field by a combine. A section of I 70 had to be closed for nearly two hours because of smoke.
The fire was brought under control after burning between 3,000 and 3,500 acres. With strong winds forecast in the afternoon, firefighters were trying to keep hot spots under control.
Wooldridge is a small town located west of Columbia along the Missouri River. According to Stephen Derendinger, half of the town is destroyed.
The person said it was devastated.
The Wooldridge Baptist Church, the Wooldridge Community Club and the post office were saved by the firefighters.
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