ST. LOUIS – Crews responded to a fire at an high rise senior living facility building Friday morning in south St. Louis.
The fire broke out around 8:30 a.m. at Evertrue Independent Senior Living, located on the 2700 block of South Grand Boulevard near Tower Grove Park.
St. Louis Fire Department Chief Dennis Jenkerson said that the fire department was pulling out from the firehouse, which is directly behind the building, when they noticed the flames. They were able to put the fire out quickly, he added.
Firefighters struggled to battle the blaze because they had to carry their gear up multiple flights of stairs…