ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOX) - Pumpers and ladders battled a massive warehouse fire along the downtown riverfront just south of the Poplar Street bridge early Friday morning. At one point, some 200 first responders were on scene.
At its peak shortly after 4 am, the 6-alarm blaze could be seen for miles away, with flames shooting hundreds of feet into the sky. The warehouses are along 2nd street north of Chouteau in an area that was slated for redevelopment.
By mid-morning the worst of the blaze was contained, but St. Louis City Fire officials expected to be managing the remains through the weekend. Several historic warehouse buildings in the Crunden Martin complex were mostly reduced to rubble.
The fire broke out about 3 am Friday among the vacant buildings slated for renovation as part of a project called Gateway South. The Good Developments Group announced the $1.2 billion project in June of last year.
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