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Admiral riverboat fire under control quickly

St. Louis firefighters try to determine the origin of smoke coming from the top of the Admiral riverboat in St. Louis on Jan. 22, 2011. Workers using cutting torches may have ignited old grease from a kitchen vent (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
(UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
St. Louis firefighters try to determine the origin of smoke coming from the top of the Admiral riverboat in St. Louis on Jan. 22, 2011. Workers using cutting torches may have ignited old grease from a kitchen vent (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

The Admiral riverboat was the site of a two-alarm fire today which was quickly brought under control by firefighters.

The that the blaze may have been started in some grease-coated ductwork by a worker's torch when he was cutting through the duct material.

Lately, the status of the Admiral has been in flux. The President Casino, formerly housed in the boat, was , leaving the boat has been vacant ever since.

More recently, the boat was .

At its initial posting, the boat was up for a "Buy-It-Now" price of $1.5 million.