Fire damaged buildings at the old Festus Flea Market, 3209 Hwy. 67, near Victoria on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 9, the Hematite Fire Protection District reported.
The district received a call on the fire about 2:20 p.m., said Hematite Fire Lt. Jacob Cortez.
“It’s a vacant commercial structure, with interconnected buildings,” he said. “When we got there, we had access problems (at the gates). The fire was well involved. There was heavy damage to the buildings.”
No firefighters were injured during the call, Cortez said.
“The cause has not been determined, and it is not being actively investigated,” he said.
He said the Crystal City, Festus and city of De Soto fire departments, along with the De Soto Rural, Hillsboro, Dunklin, Mapaville and Jefferson R-7 fire districts, helped with the call.