One person was killed and two others were injured after a tornado touched down in Defiance, Mo., just west of St. Louis, on Friday night.
The person who died was one of two of the victims taken to a trauma center in St. Louis. The third sustained minor injuries after part of a building collapsed.
The tornado touched down around 8 p.m. near Route 94 and Highway F in Defiance. Several homes were damaged, and although the highway was cleared by Saturday morning, the extent of the destruction had not yet been determined, said Mary Enger, director of communications for St. Charles County.
“Workers are out here, but we are still assessing the damage,” she said.
Emergency services and local fire departments were involved in the rescue effort, said Kyle Gaines, the director of community relations for the St. Charles County Ambulance District. District authorities were also in touch with local utility companies, including Ameren.
“Whenever we develop our list of what-ifs, tornadoes are always up there, so this is a scenario we plan and prepare for,” Mr. Gaines said. “The people involved train year-round for these kinds of situations.”
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