November 19, 2019

Fire inside bin at Midwest Grain and Barge

Local fire departments and emergency personnel respond to 179 Rushing Road for a fire inside a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Scott City. The fire is the second to occur at the location in two weeks, with the first occurring Nov. 6.

Smoke billows out of a bin as firefighters deploy a ladder truck while working to contain a fire Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Midwest Grain and Barge in Scott City. It was the second fire at the location in the past two weeks.

A property manager leans against a railing as local fire departments contain a working fire inside a bin Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Midwest Grain and Barge in Scott City. A property owner at the scene declined to comment on the incident.

Scott City firefighter Braden Brown drains water from a line after working to contain a fire Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Midwest Grain and Barge in Scott City.

Members of the Scott City Fire Department respond to a working fire inside a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Scott City. Mutual aid was provided by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and the NBC Fire Protection District.

Firefighters use a ladder truck while battling a working fire inside a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Scott City. No one was injured in the incident, Scott City fire chief Trent August said.

Firefighters watch as a ladder truck lowers its bucket after containing a fire Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, at Midwest Grain and Barge in Scott City. Mutual aid was provided by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and the NBC Fire Protection District.

Firefighters begin packing their equipment after containing a fire inside a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Scott City. Mutual aid was provided by the Cape Girardeau Fire Department and the NBC Fire Protection District.

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Local fire departments and emergency personnel respond to 179 Rushing Road for a fire inside a bin at Midwest Grain and Barge on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in Scott City. The fire is the second to occur at the location in two weeks, with the first occurring Nov. 6.

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