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Admiral Riverboat
10:58 am
Thu June 30, 2011

Century-old St. Louis riverboat, the S.S. Admiral, being scrapped

Credit (via Flickr/Richie Diesterheft)
The S.S. Admiral riverboat, which is now being dismantled for scrap.
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A century-old riverboat-turned-casino that folded under withering competition from the St. Louis region's growing array of gambling sites is headed to a scrapyard, piece by piece.

Crews are dismantling the S.S. Admiral along the Mississippi River at St. Louis, months after a would-be auction failed to attract what the owner considered serious bids for the vessel.

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Admiral Fire
12:09 pm
Fri January 21, 2011

Admiral riverboat fire under control quickly

St. Louis firefighters try to determine the origin of smoke coming from the top of the Admiral riverboat in St. Louis on Jan. 22, 2011. Workers using cutting torches may have ignited old grease from a kitchen vent (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
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The Admiral riverboat was the site of a two-alarm fire today which was quickly brought under control by firefighters.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the blaze may have been started in some grease-coated ductwork by a worker's torch when he was cutting through the duct material.

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