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Jefferson County Leader - April 30

Jefferson County Leader - April 30

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Two pets die in mobile home fire south of De Soto
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Two pets die in mobile home fire south of De Soto

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 22, 2026

A dog and a cat died in a Jan. 15 mobile home fire on Hwy. JJ south of De Soto, De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom Fitzgerald said.

Afternoon house fire on Dec. 22 displaces family of six
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Afternoon house fire on Dec. 22 displaces family of six

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 26, 2025

A fire on Dec. 22 destroyed a house and displaced a family of six, a Festus Fire spokesman said.

Five people escape from burning house in Byrnes Mill
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Five people escape from burning house in Byrnes Mill

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Mar 31, 2022

Five people escaped a burning home in the 4000 block of Lower Byrnes Mill Road in Byrnes this morning, March 31. A dog died in the fire, thoug…

Barking dogs credited with saving family from fire at house south of Festus
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Barking dogs credited with saving family from fire at house south of Festus

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Jun 8, 2021

The owners of a Festus-area home that was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning (June 7) credit their dogs with saving their lives.

Four people die and two others hurt in fire early this morning in De Soto area
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Four people die and two others hurt in fire early this morning in De Soto area

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 11, 2020

Four people died early this morning (Oct. 11) in a four-alarm fire at a home in the 500 block of Vineland School Road near the De Soto city li…

Fire destroys Cedar Hill mobile home, kills dog
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Fire destroys Cedar Hill mobile home, kills dog

  • By Tracey Bruce
  • Apr 3, 2017

A March 31 fire destroyed a Cedar Hill mobile home, killed a dog and left the man who lives there without a home, said Assistant Chief Greg Sh…

Dog dies and Arnold home ‘heavily damaged’ in fire
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Dog dies and Arnold home ‘heavily damaged’ in fire

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Jan 5, 2016

A dog died from smoke inhalation and an Arnold home was “heavily damaged” by fire Monday night (Jan. 4), says Ron Harder, public information o…

Imperial fire claims pet, sends man to the hospital
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Imperial fire claims pet, sends man to the hospital

  • By Tracey Bruce
  • Dec 23, 2015

A fire that severely damaged an Imperial home also took the life of a beloved pet and sent an owner of the home, who tried to save the dog, to…

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