Man taken to St. Louis hospital after Jefferson City storage building fire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Firefighters found an injured man who was then taken to St. Louis for burn treatment in a storage building fire early Monday.

Firefighters were called to the building in the 2500 block of Route C at about 1:30 a.m., the Jefferson City Fire Department wrote in a news release. Firefighters found heavy flames when they arrived.

They found the injured man outside the building and paramedics took life-saving measures before an ambulance took him to a hospital, the release says. He was then taken to a St. Louis hospital for burn treatment.

The release says the man had serious injuries but his condition was stable Monday morning.

Jefferson City Public Works salted the road so water wouldn't freeze while firefighters worked. The agency also brought an excavator to help with the fire response.

Firefighters had to fight the fire without a hydrant, as none were nearby. It took several hours to clear the scene.