West Quincy Haymakers fire took 250,000+ gallons of water to put out

KHQA is learning new details about the response to a massive fire in West Quincy, including just how much water it took to put the fire out. Crews tore down the Haymakers building in West Quincy Missouri, after battling the blaze for several hours Monday. The convenience store said on Facebook that it’s relocating those employees to different branches for the time being, and that they’re thankful that no one was hurt. The pumps didn't catch fire, but the building did. The roof collapsed shortly after KHQA crews arrived a little after 12:30 p.m. The fire did spread to two cars that were parked behind the convenience store, along with a shed. Embers from the fire did travel to a field close by, but with the presence of firefighters on scene, the spot fires were quickly put out. While Quincy Fire Department got the call around 12:15 Monday afternoon and got to the scene first, Palmyra Fire Department took the lead on the incident response when they arrived shortly after QFD did. Palmyra's Fire Chief told KHQA on Tuesday they had to dump more than 250,000 gallons of water on the fire to put it out. Chief Gary Crane said this was the most help they've needed for a fire as far back as he can remember, and that 20 fire departments came to assist in putting out the flames Monday. "The last biggest fire that I can think of that we had that much help was years ago when Hannibal-LaGrange burnt. That was a big mutual aid. But we were part of that mutual aid, we were helping them," Chief Crane said. "But for us, that was our biggest we ever had that many people. To have 21 fire trucks show up to help you haul water, that's awesome." Crane wasn't the only fire chief on scene that was impressed with how many different departments showed up. Quincy Fire Dept. Chief Steve Salrin told KHQA on Monday that he was also impressed with how many departments assisted, and how adept the rural fire crews were at setting up and bringing in water to a scene where those resources aren’t readily available like they are on the other side of the river in Quincy. PFD confirmed the Missouri State Fire Marshal is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire. For a look at our coverage on Monday, click here, or check out KHQA reporter Caytlin Pendleton’s coverage on Facebook — she spent almost as long as firefighters at the scene Monday!