NewsJuly 6, 2010
Fireworks suspected in huge mulch fire
ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say children playing with fireworks may have caused a huge mulch fire at a quarry south of St. Louis. Firefighters responded to the Simpson Quarry in Arnold on Sunday afternoon. They needed more than 12 hours to bring the fire under control, drawing water from the Meramec River...
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ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities say children playing with fireworks may have caused a huge mulch fire at a quarry south of St. Louis. Firefighters responded to the Simpson Quarry in Arnold on Sunday afternoon. They needed more than 12 hours to bring the fire under control, drawing water from the Meramec River.
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