BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) –
Firefighters in Boone County responded to a fire at JBS Live Pork just outside of Centralia on Wednesday night. Crews report the damages in the fire are estimated to be around $1.5 million dollars.
The Boone County Fire Protection District told ABC 17 News Crews it responded around 11 p.m. on Wednesday for smoke at a multi-story building fire in the 22000 block of March Rd. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said when crews arrived, smoke was coming from an elevator on the fifth floor of the business.
Chuck Leake, Assistant Fire Chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District later told ABC 17 news crews on scene that they discovered the fire started in basement of the JBS Live Pork Tower and began working its way up.
Boone County Fire said crews responded 10 minutes after the call and were able to get water on the flames right away. According to crews, the flames burned…
