UPDATED: KV Pharmaceutical fire accidental - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Two workers reported the blazeat 6:17 p.m. in one of the company’a mixing rooms where flammable chemicalsare housed, said Brentwoodf Fire Chief Bob Niemeyer. At least 16 fire departments and 20 fire truck responded tothe four-alarm which burned so hot and spread so quicklyh due to the chemicals involved, firefighters had to try putting it out two different times because the fire got “too hot and too dangerous,” Niemeyerr said. A Glendale fireman overcome with heat was taken to an area hospitaloand treated.
The blaze damage a KV buildingalong Hanley, alony with four other businesses, Niemeyer KV said Wednesday that the damaged facility housefd , the company's pharmaceutical ingredient subsidiary. "KVV is currently assessing the damagea to the facility as a result of the fire and is evaluatinthe impact, if any, that the fire will have on the company's previously announced sale process for PDI," the companty said. "PDI's business is primarily contracrt manufactured, which is unaffectexd by the fire." Late last year, KV suspended and recallex painkillers after experiencing problemswith manufacturing, includin g producing oversized tablets.
In March, KV said it enteres into a consent decree with the FDA that outlines a seriesa of measures that will permit KV and its subsidiaries to resumed manufacturingand distribution. KV also from shareholderw allegingthey were