A first-alarm blaze tore through an abandoned two-story, four-family brick building Sunday in the 4800 block of Labadie Avenue, sending flames shooting from the structure and firefighters into full defensive mode. The building was reported to be “fire throughout,” and Battalion 1 quickly took command as crews set up outside the designated collapse zones. Truck Company 17 was first due, and firefighters opened up multiple aerial waterways alongside hand lines to keep the inferno from jumping to neighboring buildings.
What crews found
The St. Louis Fire Department shared a video update on…..