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NewsOctober 4, 2013
Fire at Missouri Plastics Plant
Fire broke out at the Missouri Plastics plant around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze. Crews were still on scene Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.
Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, left, and David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walk through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, left, and David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walk through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A mound of paper recyclables smolders as David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A mound of paper recyclables smolders as David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Josh Boyd with the East County Fire Protection District takes a break from battling hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Josh Boyd with the East County Fire Protection District takes a break from battling hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walks through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walks through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dark smoke billows through the air as Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dark smoke billows through the air as Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers the smoldering remnants of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District, left, and Jamie Hann, center, and Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department take a break from putting out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District, left, and Jamie Hann, center, and Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department take a break from putting out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walks through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District walks through the smoldering ruble of the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The approximately 100,00-square-foot Missouri Plastics plant, as seen Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hoses down hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hoses down hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A mound of paper recyclables smolders as David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A mound of paper recyclables smolders as David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mounds of paper recyclables, crumbled steel and smoke surround David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District as he works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mounds of paper recyclables, crumbled steel and smoke surround David Goehman with the East County Fire Protection District as he works to put out hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Jamie Hann with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department showers hot spots at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hoses down a mound of paper recyclables at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Andrew Juden with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department hoses down a mound of paper recyclables at the Missouri Plastics plant Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2013, in Jackson. The approximately 100,00-square-foot recycling plant caught fire around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze.
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Fire broke out at the Missouri Plastics plant around 10 p.m. Thursday. Every fire department in Cape Girardeau County was dispatched to battle the blaze. Crews were still on scene Friday, Oct. 4, 2013.

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