A fire broke out on N 73rd Street in St Louis, Missouri on Saturday, prompting response from nearby places as people shared scary visuals from the site. St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency announced that Camp Jackson, Cahokia, East St Louis, Prairie Du Pont, Church Road, Alorton, Hollywood Heights, Millstadt and Villa Hills Fire Department personnel were on scene battling the blaze.
They added that multiple vehicles were on fire. A cause for the blaze was not immediately known. There are no reports of injuries at present.
In a statement, they said “Midway FD with mutual aid of Camp Jackson, Cahokia, East St Louis, Prairie Du Pont, Church Road, Alorton, Hollywood Heights, Millstadt and Villa Hills FD on scene of multiple vehicles on fire on N 73rd St.”
One person remarked “I guess this is the smoke everyone is seeing.” Many were wondering prior to this what was on fire prior to this. “What’s on fire in East St. Louis?,” a person asked sharing a photo where thick smoke could be seen from a distance.
(This is a developing story)
