PHOTO GALLERY: Missouri Department of Conservation assesses pollution after fire

Seth Lanning, left, resource assistant for the Missouri Department of Conservation, and Resource Staff Scientist Bill Mabee collect samples from Flat Branch Creek on Tuesday. Lanning and Mabee were looking for macro-invertebrates to assess pollution damage caused by the recent fire at O'Reilly Auto Parts.   |  Katie Alaimo

Seth Lanning, resource assistant for the Missouri Department of Conservation, identifies an Argia damselfly larvae at Flat Branch Creek on Tuesday. Lanning and other members of the department have been assessing damage to aquatic life after the creek was contaminated by the recent fire at O'Reilly Auto Parts.   |  Katie Alaimo

Seth Lanning, resource assistant for the Missouri Department of Conservation, drains the water from samples taken at Flat Branch Creek on Tuesday. Lanning and other members of the department have been working to assess pollution damage following the fire at O'Reilly Auto Parts that led to a 14,000 count fish-kill in the creek.   |  Katie Alaimo