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Only Joplin, Mo. mosque burns to the ground, cause of fire unknown

KSMU — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:23:04 +0000

KSMU's Jennifer Davidson reported for this story.

The only mosque in Joplin, Mo. has burned to the ground. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The loss of property leaves the Islamic community there without a place of worship in its most sacred time of the year, Ramadan.

Five-alarm fire in Midtown apartment building

Kelsey Proud, Rachel Lippmann and Tim Lloyd — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:35:49 +0000

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Updated 3:45 p.m. City fire chief Dennis Jenkerson says the cause of the fire is not suspicious, and building appears to be up to code:

"The question that came up was the draft stops up in the attic, and in reviewing the plans, and also we sent firefighters over there this morning and we went up in the attics of the remaining buildings, and all buildings had the draft stops as required. This was just a very hot and quick-moving fire."

Endangered hellbender salamander inspires song

Véronique LaCapra — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:16:44 +0000

You may remember our story about the St. Louis Zoo successfully breeding an endangered giant salamander. Now the hellbender is being honored in song:

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-1010055.mp3

Doe Run assessing damage after early morning fire

Julie Bierach — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:54:42 +0000

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Several Jefferson County fire departments responded to a blaze early Tuesday morning at the Doe Run Company’s primary smelter in Herculaneum.

Company officials say there were no injuries and they are now assessing damage.

6-story building burns near downtown St. Louis

The Associated Press — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:12:47 +0000

Fire officials in St. Louis are trying to determine the cause of a blaze in a vacant six-story building near downtown.

The fire broke out before noon Thursday. There were no reports of injuries, though the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website reported that what was believed to be homeless people were seen fleeing the building. By early afternoon, the fire was under control.