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Porch fire in Willmar, Minn., caused by cigarette, fire chief says use caution

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Fire Chief is urging citizens to use extreme caution when using cigarettes or fireworks or having recreational fires after the fire department responded Sunday afternoon to...

news / local Mon, Jul 16, 2012 - 3:26pm

Willmar firefighters respond Sunday to the scene after a garage fire was reported at a residence on 66th Avenue N.E., north of Steffel Drilling near Eagle Lake.

Owner had been woodworking in rural Willmar garage just before Sunday afternoon fire

WILLMAR -- The owner of a garage that burned Sunday afternoon north of Willmar had been in the building working on a wood carving project just prior to the blaze...

news / local Mon, Jul 16, 2012 - 10:33am

Clarkfield, Minn., man arrested on arson charges, deliberately set fire to rural residence

GRANITE FALLS -- A 35-year-old Clarkfield man is being held in the Yellow Medicine County jail pending his first court appearance on first-degree arson charges for allegedly setting fire to...

news / state Wed, Jul 11, 2012 - 10:44am

Investigation into rural house fire near Clarkfield; suspect in custody

GRANITE FALLS -- The State Fire Marshal's office and the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's office are investigating a fire that burned a rural Clarkfield residence around 11:15 p.m. Monday evening...

news / region Wed, Jul 11, 2012 - 12:00am

Investigation continues into rural Clarkfield, Minn., house fire, suspect in custody

GRANITE FALLS -- The State Fire Marshal's office and the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's office are investigating a fire that burned a rural Clarkfield residence around 11:15 p.m. Monday evening...

news / state Tue, Jul 10, 2012 - 3:48pm

Watson, Minn., council votes on fire dept. contract with Montevideo

WATSON -- Watson City Council members voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to contract with the city of Montevideo for fire protection. With a packed house watching, many of them members of...

news / region Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Building burns at D & D Ventures, rural Grove City, Minn.

GROVE CITY -- The State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that burned a building Monday evening at D & D Ventures, along the 56000 block of U.S. Highway 12...

news / region / state Wed, Jun 13, 2012 - 9:36am

Watson, Minn., fire department issue is beginning to heat up

WATSON -- Montevideo is willing to provide fire protection to the city of Watson, which has not renewed a contract with the privately organized Watson Community Firefighters. Montevideo City Council...

news / region Thu, Jun 07, 2012 - 12:00am

Tribune photo by Gary Miller
A car is parked Monday near the charred remains of a home at 300 Vos Park Drive, three days after a fire tore through the property on Willmar's northwest side, leaving it a total loss. No injuries were reported in the blaze.

Authorities still investigating house fire in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR -- The cause of a fire that burned the home at 300 Vos Park Drive around 6:30 p.m. Friday is still undetermined, but investigators have narrowed the possible causes...

news / local Tue, Jun 05, 2012 - 12:00am

UPDATE: Willmar, Minn., house fire cause still undetermined, narrowed to 3 possibilities

WILLMAR -- The cause of a fire that burned the home at 300 Vos Park Drive around 6:30 p.m. Friday is still undetermined, but investigators have narrowed the possible causes...

news Mon, Jun 04, 2012 - 4:07pm

Firefighters from the Willmar, Raymond and Pennock fire departments responded around 12:30 p.m. Saturday to 3843 15th Ave. S.W. -- an address along state Highway 40 just west of Willmar -- for a controlled burn that got out of control. According to Willmar Fire Chief Marv Calvin, the owner of the property was burning brush and trees, but also burned a barn and granary. The barn was a total loss and a portion of the granary, at left, was saved. The owner was cited by the state Department of Natural Resour...

Controlled burn gets out of control west of Willmar, Minn.

news / local Mon, Jun 04, 2012 - 12:00am

Area firefighters respond Friday to a blaze at a home on the corner of Third Avenue and Vos Park Drive Northwest in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

UPDATE: Willmar, Minn., house a total loss, fire cause under investigation

WILLMAR -- Fire officials are still investigating the cause of a fire that burned the home at 300 Vos Park Drive around 6:30 p.m. Friday. According to Willmar Fire Chief...

news / state Sun, Jun 03, 2012 - 5:30pm

Area firefighters respond Friday to a blaze at a home on the corner of Third Avenue and Vos Park Drive Northwest in Willmar. (Tribune photo by Gary Miller)

Fire damages Willmar, Minn., home (video)

WILLMAR -- Area firefighters were responding tonight to a blaze at a home on the corner of Third Avenue and Vos Park Drive Northwest in Willmar, Minn. At least one...

news / local Fri, Jun 01, 2012 - 7:54pm

Firefighters remain at the scene Tuesday of a fire at the Verso Paper Co. plant in Sartell. One person was killed in the blaze the day prior. AP Photo/St. Cloud Times, Jason Wachter

Future of Sartell, Minn., paper mill unclear after massive blaze

SARTELL (AP) -- The future of a paper mill that's one of the main employers and taxpayers in the central Minnesota town of Sartell was unclear Tuesday as firefighters spent...

news / region Wed, May 30, 2012 - 12:00am

Firefighters respond Monday to a fire at the Verso Paper Corp. mill in Sartell. AP photo

1 dead, five hurt in Sartell, Minn., paper mill fire

SARTELL (AP) -- One person was killed Monday and at least four others were injured in an explosion that caused a large fire at a paper mill in Sartell. The...

news / region Tue, May 29, 2012 - 12:00am

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