Multiple agencies respond to commercial structure fire on Highway 61 in New Madrid County

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)

Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat

SIKESTON — Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County.

No one was in the structure which is a warehouse containing plastic insulation, building materials and equipment, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety Fire Division Commander Derick Wheetley. Eleven agencies responded to the scene, Wheetley said.

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Smoke is seen from the warehouse fire on US Highway 61 south of Sikeston in New Madrid County Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)

Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat

An unoccupied warehouse is seen on fire along US Highway 61 south of Sikeston in New Madrid County Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat) Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat

An unoccupied warehouse is seen on fire along US Highway 61 south of Sikeston in New Madrid County Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)

An unoccupied warehouse is seen on fire along US Highway 61 south of Sikeston in New Madrid County Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)

Eleven agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Sikeston DPS Photo)

Eleven agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Sikeston DPS Photo)

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Leonna Heuring/Standard Democrat)

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)

Multiple agencies responded to a commercial structure fire report just before 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 along the 17000 block of US Highway 61 just south of Sikeston in New Madrid County. (Rod Anderson/Standard Democrat)