New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- A major fire broke out in at least five our warehouses located in St. Louis on Friday, with firefighters battling to douse it.

The incident took place near the 2nd street and Gratoit in the historic Crunden Martin Warehouse facility.

Several videos circulating on the social media platforms showed thick smoke billowing from the warehouses.

Around 200 firefighters are in action to douse the blaze, of which, 180 additional firefighters were brought in to maintain citywide coverage.

"Flames quickly spread, eventually engulfing about five vacant warehouse buildings and causing structures to collapse," reported FoX2now quoting St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson.

So far, there are no reports of casualties and injuri...