Bird nest fire spreads to store

Employees at the Food Giant Market at 1120 N. Kingshighway learned the hard way that some ways of getting rid of a bird's nest are better than others.

According to the Cape Girardeau Fire Department, some employees of the store were burning an old bird's nest in a drain pipe at the rear of the building around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday when embers flared up and caught the edge of the roof over the loading dock on fire.

Damage was minor and the store was not evacuated.