MCFD Responds to Multiple Fires Overnight

Issue #486

July 05, 2025

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🚒 MCFD Responds to Multiple Fires Overnight

📰 Manhole Fire Causes Downtown Columbia Power Outages on July 3rd

🇺🇸 TONIGHT: City of Mount Pleasant Independence Celebration

🗓 List of Upcoming Events

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

👉 Your Guide to Summer Camps & Kids Activities in July! 

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MCFD Responds to Multiple Fires Overnight

Maury County Fire crews responded to four separate fires overnight—including two house fires, a vehicle fire caused by discarded fireworks, and a box truck fire on I-65—stretching resources and prompting mutual aid from Columbia Fire Department.

From Maury County Fire Department’s post…

MULTIPLE FIRES OVERNIGHT 

At 10:08PM units responded to a reported vehicle fire on Shenandoah Drive. Discarded fireworks into the bed of a pickup truck was the cause of that fire. 

At 12:26AM Tanker 21 and Chief 20 responded on automatic aid to the City of Columbia for a house fire. 

At 02:46AM units responded to Hoover Gap Rd on the Hickman County line for a reported house fire. Responding units: Engine 21, Tankers 21, 30, and 32, Brush 26, Squad 21, and Deputy 20. The occupants had driven to several houses asking people to call 911 for them. A member arrived within minutes to find the home was fully involved and already collapsed. Units operated for almost 3 hours. 

At 04:53AM units were dispatched to I-65 at the 40 mile marker for a box truck on fire. Columbia FD was requested on mutual aid due to most available personnel operating in Williamsport at the house fire. Columbia responded with Truck 3, Tanker 1, and a battalion chief. MCFD Tanker 21 responded from the hydrant fill site for the house fire. Units were able to quickly contain the fire with no injuries reported. 

Manhole Fire Causes Downtown Columbia Power Outages on July 3rd

On July 3rd, Columbia Power & Water Systems posted…

We have had a fire in a manhole in downtown Columbia. Confined space protocols are being followed for safe assessment of the issue. 

Some areas of the downtown square will have power restored quickly. Other areas down Woodland Street and behind Puckett’s could be subject to an extended outage while we finish assessments and make repairs. 

Grateful for the immediate response from CPWS staff and Columbia Fire and Rescue, City of Columbia Public Works and other first response support. Please check this post often for updates throughout the day.

They later added this update…

CPWS crews have completed the necessary maintenance and all power customers should be restored at this time. If you are experiencing an outage, please report it on our website or call 931-388-4833.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Maury County Office Of Emergency Management for their assistance today with monitoring the manhole fire situation today. Their shared resources were invaluable to helping us monitor the situation while in confined space protocols. 

We appreciate their willingness to step in and step up to getting us a safer and faster resolution.

A man named Chris Horne added this comment on the Facebook post…

I was driving through downtown at around 8:15 - 8:20 this morning and all of the traffic, lights were out the left side of downtown was out of power but not the right side,

After going down the backside towards Fairview Park, I noticed smoke.

I informed the workers on site of this what seemed to be an smoke coming out of an open manhole cover where that new building downtown has been erected.

They seem surprised but not to concerned.

Then I called it in..

If I had to guess someone on that job site made a big boo-boo…

I’m just glad no one got hurt.

TONIGHT: City of Mount Pleasant Independence Celebration

The City of Mount Pleasant would like to invite you to join us for our Independence Celebration, July 5th, 2025. Bring your Chairs and blanket and set up on the front lawn of the Community Center, we will have live music by Holy Smoke, food trucks, the splash pad will be open and there will be a kids zone. Water shoes are recommended for splash pad play. Event starts at 5pm and ends with Fireworks at 9pm. Please come join us and enjoy the time with family and friends!

Mount Pleasant Community Center
501 Gray Lane

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July 12: Maury County Sheriff’s Rodeo
July 26: The Awaken House 1 Year Birthday Party
Aug 28 - Sept 1: Maury County Fair & Expo 

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

Saturday, July 5th

Cross Bridges, Amber Falls Winery, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The Howlin Embers, Puckett’s, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Domine, The Mulehouse, 8:00 PM 
Tom Saffell & Robert Johnson, McCreary’s Irish Pub & Eatery, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Sunday, July 6th

Bronwen Fair, Amber Falls Winery, 1:00 - 5:00 PM
Little Secret, The Rebel Bar & Grill, 4:00 PM
Jay Hoppus, Puckett’s, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

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