Spirit of '76 Fireworks warehouse in Boonville catches fire, no injuries reported

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)

Spirit of '76 Fireworks vice presidents of operations confirmed the warehouse located in the 1600 block of Mid-America Industrial Drive in Boonville caught fire Monday afternoon.

Vice President of Operations John Walker said no one was injured and everyone was able to get out of the building safely.

An ABC 17 News reporter could hear fireworks going off at the scene.

Walker at the scene said the company was alerted around 1 p.m. Monday that fire alarms were going off and they discovered a fire confined to one area. Walker said the fire was contained to one area of ​​the building.

The cause of the fire was not known Monday afternoon. Walker said it appeared the sprinkler system had gone off like it was supposed to and that 20 employees were working in the building at the time.

No injuries were reported.

ABC 17 News contacted the Cooper County Fire Protection District and the Cooper County Sheriff's Office.

“We are on scene of an active structure fire at the Spirit of 76 fireworks display. This is mutual aid to the Boonville Fire Department,” the County Fire Protection District wrote Cooper on his Facebook page.

ABC 17 News is working to get more information. Check back for updates.