NEW LONDON — A 30-foot by 70-foot shed and its unidentified contents were a total loss after a fire early Sunday morning at a property located on the 400 block of Minnesota Highway 9 in Colfax Township, near New London.
According to a news release from the New London Fire Department, the property owner called 911 and reported the shed was on fire and fully engulfed. When firefighters arrived, the building was engulfed and the roof had collapsed.
An exterior attack of the fire was conducted and firefighters also protected the other outbuildings from the flames. Firefighters were on scene for about four hours and there were no injuries reported.
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The total loss of the structure and goods was estimated at $200,000, the release said.
Assisting the New London Fire Department were the Belgrade, Brooten, Spicer and Sunburg fire departments; New London Ambulance; and the Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office.
