Downtown St. Joseph, Mo. Fire, 10-21-16

A fire broke out in the vacant Mitchell Hill Seed Company building causing it and a smaller building attached to the north to collapse. Fire crews from neighboring counties and cities were called in to assist in containing the blaze as smaller roof fires started on the Holiday Inn, American Electric building and the Hillyard building a few blocks away. The fire and collapse also caused power outages downtown. No injuries were reported.