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    April 20, 2018
    LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Firefighters, friends and neighbors came to our rescue
    Recently we suffered a fire to our home that destroyed the entire interior of the home between water and smoke damage. We were lucky that all people and pets were able to get out of the house safely and without incident.
    opinion/lettersApril 20, 2018 - 12:16pm
    March 27, 2018
    Forest Lake Fire Department crews remain on the scene Tuesday, March 27, following a Monday night fire at Lakes Trading Co. Gun Shop and Range in Forest Lake. John Autey / Pioneer Press
    Fire at gun shop causes total loss, required 75 firefighters to extinguish
    FOREST LAKE, Minn.—Ben Oliver's phone call to his wife Monday night, March 26, was brief: "Honey, there's a fire at the range, I'll be...
    news/firesMarch 27, 2018 - 7:23pm
    March 23, 2018
    Giant animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex goes up in dramatic flames in Colorado
    Sixty-six million years ago, Earth's dinosaurs were suddenly wiped out in a cataclysmic blast of fire and smoke. On Thursday, a similar fate befell a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex at a dinosaur-themed park in central Colorado, only this extinction was captured on video....
    news/nationMarch 23, 2018 - 7:15am
    March 14, 2018
    The Parkers Prairie Fire Department, with mutual aid from the Miltona Fire Department, were called to a fire at Hart Travel in Parkers Prairie shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 14. Celeste Edenloff / Forum News Service
    Fire contained at Parkers Prairie business
    PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn.—Thanks to an observant firefighter, a fire at Hart Travel bus company in Parkers Prairie, Minn., was quickly contained....
    news/firesMarch 14, 2018 - 9:14pm
    February 25, 2018
    Body found after deadly fire in Winger, Minn.
    WINGER, MINN.—A body was found after a deadly fire in Winger, Minn., on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 8:24 p.m. Crews responded to a fire at a shop...
    newsFebruary 25, 2018 - 3:30pm
    February 15, 2018
    The Bemidji Fire Department responded to a house fire Thursday morning in Turtle River Township. (Bemidji Fire Department photo)
    No one hurt in Turtle River Township fire
    TURTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP—No one was hurt when the garage of a Turtle River Township house went up in flames Thursday. According to a news...
    newsFebruary 15, 2018 - 3:22pm
    January 22, 2018
    Shandiin Goodbird, 19, who was living in Alexandria, died in a fire Monday, Jan. 15. She is originally from Fort Totten, North Dakota, but was attending college in Alexandria for fashion design and management. (Contributed photo)
    Minn. fire victim from northeast ND praised as outgoing, courageous
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Outgoing, courageous, spontaneous – these were the words Shandiin Rose Goodbird’s twin sister, Nadean Goodbird, used...
    newsJanuary 22, 2018 - 3:30pm
    January 18, 2018
    Victim identified in Alexandria fatal fire; two others recovering in Twin Cities hospital
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A 19-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Alexandria on Monday, Jan. 15 has been identified as Shandiin Goodbird of Alexandria. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office positively identified the woman, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon...
    newsJanuary 18, 2018 - 4:20pm
    January 16, 2018
    A Bird Island home was destroyed in a fire Monday, Jan. 15, following a possible explosion. Forum News Service photo
    Fire after possible explosion destroys central Minn. home
    BIRD ISLAND, Minn. — A Bird Island home was destroyed in a fire Monday, Jan. 15, following a possible explosion. There were no injuries...
    news/firesJanuary 16, 2018 - 10:45am
    January 15, 2018
    Firefighters from Alexandria and Garfield battle a fire in a house with multiple apartments in subzero temperatures Monday morning. Lowell Anderson / Forum News Service
    Woman, 19, dies in Alexandria apartment fire
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Up until a couple of weeks ago, Douglas County in central Minnesota hadn't had a fatal fire in 15 years. Now, in the...
    newsJanuary 15, 2018 - 6:51pm
    January 9, 2018
    Smoking led to fatal fire that killed 2 in Alexandria, say investigators
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- Smoking caused a mobile home fire that killed two people in Alexandria on Jan. 5, according to authorities. The Alexandria...
    news/firesJanuary 9, 2018 - 5:57pm
    January 7, 2018
    Man dies in house fire in southwest Minnesota
    LAKE LILLIAN, Minn. — One person has died in a house fire that broke out early Saturday morning near Lake Lillian in southwest Minnesota....
    newsJanuary 7, 2018 - 5:58pm
    January 5, 2018
    Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to supporters, telling them he was not conceding, in Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 12, 2017. Doug Jones, Moore's Democratic opponent, won the special election on Tuesday to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general, according to The Associated Press. (Audra Melton/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Fire that destroyed home of a Roy Moore accuser is being investigated as an arson
    The home of Tina Johnson, who accused former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of groping her, was destroyed Wednesday in a fire that is being...
    newsJanuary 5, 2018 - 9:47pm
    December 29, 2017
    Firefighters work in the bitter cold in the aftermath of a fire that left 12 dead in the Bronx borough of New York, Dec. 28, 2017. Fighting fires is always a challenge, fire officials said, but low temperatures can be especially problematic, leading to frozen equipment, hazardous footing, firefighter fatigue and other unseen hazards. (Karsten Moran/Copyright 2017 The New York Times)
    Child playing with stove started deadliest New York City fire in 25 years, officials say
    A 3-year-old playing with a stove accidentally started the deadliest fire in New York City in more than 25 years, officials said Friday. The...
    newsDecember 29, 2017 - 6:51pm
    December 28, 2017
    Funeral services set for Hibbing fire victim
    HIBBING, Minn. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for one of the four family members who died from injuries suffered in a house fire earlier this week in Hibbing. Visitation for 9-year-old Todd Jacob Gillitzer Jr. will take place Friday, Dec. 29, from 4-7 p.m. at St....
    newsDecember 28, 2017 - 7:38pm
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