Fire broke out at Purina Mills in St Joseph this afternoon.

The fire at the location on US 169 Highway in south St Joseph plumed thick smoke.  Emergency crews were able to put the fire out, which started in a cooler on the facility.

Purina employees told reporter to stay off the property of the facility and would not comment, however fire officials confirmed the only injury was minor burns to a firefighters hand.

There is no word on the cause of the blaze.