A five-alarm blaze at an abandoned building near the riverfront south of the Arch grounds still is smoldering.
The six-story brick structure that's part of the old Crunden Martin Manufacturing Co. complex on South Second Street began burning before noon. Firefighters initially were called the building with reports of a fire, an explosion and a person trapped inside, said St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson.
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The Missouri Highway Patrol responded to an accident around 5 p.m. Monday on Highway B near Crocker Court in St. Francois County.
Authorities say a fire truck belonging to the Doe Run, Missouri Fire Department overturned, but it is not known what caused the accident.
Two firefighters received non-life threatening injuries. One was flown to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis with serious injuries, and another was taken to Parkland Health Center in Farmington. That firefighter's condition is unknown.
NBCActionNews.com reports 2 of the 5 firefighters injured early Monday morning in a head-on collision between two fire engines have been released. Among the injured is Central Platte Fire District's Fire Chief, who Fox4KC.com reports was driving one of the trucks.
The Kansas City Star reported the firefighters were headed to a deck fire before dawn when one truck missed the driveway. They turned around and were headed back to the house when the two rigs collided.
NBCActionNews.com's full story is here and Fox4KC.com's is here. More from KMBC here and KCTV5 here. The Kansas City Star's coverage is here.
FireTruckBlog.com's original post on the incident is here.
Early this morning two fire engines from the Central Platte Fire Protection District crashed head-on in Platte County, Missouri in front of the residence they were responding to. One firefighter was flown out by helicopter and four other firefighters were also injured. Erik Holland with the sheriff's department reports the injuries are seroius but not life-threatening.
Here are some details from an article by Rober Cronkleton at kansascity.com:
The firefighters from the Central Platte Fire Protection District, which is staffed by volunteers, were responding to an electrical fire on a deck to a residence about 4:10 a.m. They collided in the 15000 block of Missouri HH, about two miles east of Platte City, Holland said.
The crash occurred as one of the fire trucks had missed the driveway to the house because of darkness. The fire truck turned around and was headed back toward the house when it crashed with the other truck, Holland said.
NEW INFO: Fire Apparatus Operator Jeff Smith loses part of his leg but is hailed a hero.
A Kansas City, Missouri fire engine collided head on with a car this afternoon in the 6200 block of Red Ridge Road. The firefighter on board the rig is said to be in serious condition with a leg injury. He has been identified as Fire Apparatus Operator Jeff Smith, a 21-year-veteran of the department. MyFoxKC reports he may lose his foot or part of his leg. There were four other firefighters in the rig from Fire Station 42. It happened as the crew was responding to a medical call. News reports indicate the driver of the vehicle that collided with the fire engine is suspected of driving under the influence.
From KansasCity.com
The firefighter’s injuries were extremely serious, police said.
The pumper truck was headed to a call when it collided with another vehicle and then hit a utility pole about 1:50 p.m. on Red Bridge Road near Barrymore Drive, police said. Telephone wires fell onto the truck.
The accident occurred just east of Kansas City Fire Station No. 42, 6006 E. Red Bridge Road, said Joe Vitale, Kansas City Fire Department spokesman.
Police said the pumper truck was headed east when it collided with a car that crossed the center line. The truck then crashed into a utility pole and a tree.
Fire Department Battalion Chief Joe Vitale said one firefighter was taken to a hospital with critical injuries. A woman driving the car went to a hospital with minor injuries, and a 3-year-old child in the car was not hurt. Police said four other firefighters in the pumper truck suffered minor injuries.
Kansas City Fire Department spokesperson Joe Vitale says that the fire truck and a car collided head-on. The fire truck then crashed into a utility pole, which knocked down electrical lines on top of the fire truck
Preliminary findings suggest that the driver of the civilian vehicle was driving under the influence, according to police. The Kansas City Police Department will investigate the crash.
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