Tag: Minnesota State Fire Marshal

One Dead In Fosston Fire

FOSSTON, MN—One person is dead after a house fire in Fosston early Wednesday morning.  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report of a house fire at 4:30 Wednesday morning near the bus garage in Fosston.  When responders arrived, the house at 718 1st Street East was fully engulfed in flames and it…
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June 25, 2025 0

Hawley Fire Update

HAWLEY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following: Wednesday’s fire at the Taracon Precast Plant in Hawley has been ruled accidental. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s office, the investigation determined that a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which caused…
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October 4, 2024 0

Cause Of 2023 Borup Fire Officially Undetermined

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  The cause of a fire in Borup in April 2023 has been officially classified as “Undetermined.”  You might remember on April 9th of last year, which was Easter Sunday, fire destroyed a bar and grill located at 210 Main Avenue in Borup.  The Minnesota…
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June 5, 2024 0