(KAIR)--One St. Joseph firefighter was taken to the hospital following an industrial fire early Monday morning in the south end of the city.

According to a report from KQ2-TV, the St. Joseph Fire Department responded to a large structure fire around 2:30 Monday morning. Fire officials later confirmed in a social media post that one firefighter was transported to the hospital. No information has been released about the firefighter’s condition.

The fire forced the closure of the Stockyard Expressway and West Florence Road for several hours as crews worked the scene.