Bolivar woman succumbs to injuries from apartment fire
BOLIVAR, Mo. — The Bolivar City Fire Department (BCFD) says a resident has died from injuries she sustained from an apartment fire on Saturday.
According to BCFD, firefighters responded to an apartment building in the 600 block of South Boston Place around 3:50 p.m. after a 911 caller said they saw smoke. While inside, firefighters found 42-year-old Shannon Adamek with severe injuries.
Adamek was taken to Citizens Memorial Hospital and then life-flighted to a hospital in Springfield. She later died from her injuries on Sunday, June 8, BCFD says.
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BCFD says the fire is still being investigated by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety.
'Our sincere condolences go out to the victim's family and friends,' said BCFD in a statement on Facebook.
This is the first fire-related death in Bolivar since February 2018.
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