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Chemical burns Mo. firefighter at business fire

The firefighter was released from the hospital a short time later

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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — A firefighter suffered chemical burns while working to contain a fire at St. Charles business Monday afternoon.

Police say a call came out around 10:30 a.m. for some sort of explosion at the Dip N’ Strip Furniture Refinishing on North 2nd Street. There was a flash and a fire sparked but an explosion was unconfirmed.

Authorities say two employees were working at the time of the incident but were not injured.

Full story: Firefighter suffers chemical burn while containing flames at St. Charles business