5-Alarm Fire in St. Louis (Video)

by NowPublic Staff | June 20, 2011 at 05:00 am

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St. Louis, Missouri: 5-Alarm Fire Closes I-44

A 5-alarm fire at the Chemisphere Corp. chemical plant caused nearly 500 residents of a southern St. Louis, Missouri neighborhood to evacuate their homes. The fire broke out at around 2:30am local time. Firefighters in hazmat gear showed up to fight the blaze. Three firefighters have reportedly been injured while inside the chemical plant.

I-44 is closed between Kingshighway and Laclede Station Road as firefighters use the tarmac as a staging area for battling the blaze. The St. Louis fire is mostly contained, and the evacuated residents have returned to their homes.