Malden Tire Fire

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Around 11 a.m. on Saturday, emergency personnel responded to a fire on Highway 25 north of Malden, just a few hundred yards south of the Stoddard County Line in Dunklin County. A large number of tires were on the property and caught fire. According to Malden Fire Chief Charlie Cooper, high winds contributed to fire rapidly spreading. Cooper also reported that around 1,000 tires were burned. Bernie, Dexter and Malden Fire Departments assisted in the three-hour battle to contain the blaze. The Department of Natural Resources were on the scene part of the afternoon. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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