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Firefighters put out fire at scrap yard at I-44, 141 in St. Louis County

Video from a MoDOT highway camera showed firefighters using multiple firetrucks to spray water from a nearby road and above on a ladder.
Credit: MoDOT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Firefighters put out a fire Thursday afternoon at a scrap yard just off Interstate 44 in St. Louis County.

According to a Facebook post from the Fenton Fire Protection District, firefighters from the Fenton Fire Protection District and Valley Park Fire Protection District worked to put the fire out. The fire started before 4 p.m., and by 5 p.m., the fire was under control.

The fire was at Scrap Mart Metals Recycling in Valley Park. In a Facebook post, the business said the fire was in a steel pile.

Video from a MoDOT highway camera showed firefighters using multiple firetrucks spraying water from a nearby road and from above on a ladder. Ambulances were also on the scene. 

The Valley Park Fire department said no one was injured in the fire.

The business said it would be open at 7:30 Friday morning.

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