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East St. Louis allowed to re-hire 11 firefighters, hire 11 more thanks to federal grant

The East St. Louis Fire Department will soon be able to bolster their efforts and staffing with a federal grant, the Belleville News-Democrat reports.The…

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)

Admiral riverboat fire under control quickly

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…

The view of the fire from Twitter user @Joule. Taken from the Doisy Research Center at Grand and Choteau.

Cutting torch possible cause of fire at empty warehouse near Gratiot and Theresa

UPDATED 4:46 p.m. Dec. 15, 2010:KSDK is reporting that the fire was in an unoccupied, one-story, brick warehouse near Gratiot and Theresa.They also report…

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Local performance artists light a fire in the nights

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 29, 2009 - Fire, an element of passion and danger, has held a mystique for people since…