BARGE BURNS IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER WHEN OIL ABSORBENT PADS CAUGHT FIRE
February 5,
2015
HARTFORD,
Ill. – A barge
caught fire in the Mississippi River Thursday afternoon.
Matt Marler
from the U.S. Coast Guard says absorbent pads placed in the water during
dredging caught fire.
Chief
Bernie Sebold with the Alton Fire Department says his department was called in
to help, but they can't because their boat is iced-in. Fire departments in
South Roxana and Madison were also called in to help, but couldn't because of
icy river conditions.
There's no
word yet on what sparked the fire.