Article: Police & courts

Jackson warehouse

destroyed in fire

A Jackson County warehouse was destroyed in an early morning fire Wednesday.

Ripley Fire Battalion Chief Dave Brubaker said the structure was fully involved when his department arrived at the Great American Line warehouse in Millwood.

Jackson dispatchers said the emergency call came in about 4:30 a.m.

Ripley and Ravenswood firefighters responded as part of a mutual aid agreement with Cottageville Volunteer Fire Department, the first responders at the site.

Brubaker estimated it took an hour to get the flames under control. Crews were on scene until nearly 8 a.m. clearing the site.

The building, owned by Great American Line trucking, had been rented to a ...

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