A four-alarm mulch fire at Route 66 Landscape Supply Center in Pacific, Mo., closed down the Mother Road part of Sunday afternoon, reports KSDK-TV in St. Louis.
More than 100 firefighters from 12 departments battled the blaze, which was difficult to extinguish. Smoke could be seenn from more than 10 miles away. Firefighters expect to be on the scene until at least early Monday morning.
According to KMOV-TV in St. Louis, the fire also closed down railroad service for Amtrak, Union Pacific and Burlington Northern.
No cause of the fire is yet known.