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    October 10, 2018
    Byer's Liquor Store in Osage burned in a fire that started Sunday night and rekindled early Monday morning after firefighters thought it had been extinguished. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
    Osage off-sale burns
    A fire that had apparently been put out flared up a second time early Monday morning and destroyed Byer's Liquor in Osage. According to owners...
    news/firesOctober 10, 2018 - 9:00am
    September 29, 2018
    Jayla Pedersen
    Awakened by smoke, 7-year-old girl saves neighbors' lives
    Quick thinking by 7-year-old Jayla Pedersen saved two people's lives when a lightning strike started a fire at a neighbor's home that was called...
    news/firesSeptember 29, 2018 - 9:00am
    August 20, 2018
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    Air quality alert issued for swath of Minnesota due to British Columbia wildfires
    ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on Monday issued a air quality alert for a large portion of Minnesota, from the arrowhead...
    news/firesAugust 20, 2018 - 2:15pm
    May 4, 2018
    Dry, windy conditions prompt Red Flag Warning for most of the state
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds people that a Red Flag Warning has been issued today by the National Weather Service....
    news/firesMay 4, 2018 - 11:29am
    May 2, 2018
    Menahga firefighters use hoes and hoses to knock down a fire in a pile of corn stalks Friday on a farm off Wadena County Road 23 east of Menahga. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
    Menahga farm has two fires during weekend
    The Menahga Fire Department responded to two different fires during the weekend on the same turkey and beef farm off Wadena County Road 23....
    news/firesMay 2, 2018 - 9:06am
    A DNR forestry worker in a Bombardier J5 tracked vehicle sprays water on a smoldering log while a second forester cuts it with an axe during Monday’s wildfire operation near Two Inlets.
    Wildfire scorches roadside near Two Inlets
    Park Rapids Fire Department personnel responded Monday to a wildfire along Becker County Road 127, just west of Two Inlets. The firefighters...
    news/firesMay 2, 2018 - 7:00am
    April 24, 2018
    A Nisswa firefighter rushes to a blazing fire Monday, April 23, on Crow Wing County Highway 4, north of Merrifield. Numerous fire departments and the DNR fought the fire in a pine plantation near the road. The highway was blocked by law enforcement to give responders space to fight the fire and for public safety. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch Video and Galleryplay button
    Wildfire burns quickly through pines near Nisswa
    NISSWA, Minn. — Weather turned fast in the Brainerd lakes area, going from snowstorm season to fire season. Snow cover took a beating over...
    news/firesApril 24, 2018 - 1:11pm
    A fire engulfed this house, located at the corner of Fish Hook Drive and County 1, early Monday morning. The young couple renting the home, and their dog, were able to exit safely. (Shannon Geisen/Enterprise)
    Home destroyed by fire early Monday morning
    Hubbard County Sheriff's Office received a call of a house fire at 3:37 a.m. Monday. The home, located on Fish Hook Drive, is approximately...
    news/firesApril 24, 2018 - 12:40pm
    April 2, 2018
    Man dies in weekend residential fire in northern Minn.
    CASS LAKE, Minn. -- A man died Friday in Cass Lake residential fire in northern Minnesota, according to a release from the Cass County Sheriff’s...
    news/firesApril 2, 2018 - 2:47pm
    March 20, 2018
    FILE PHOTO: The Fargodome as seen Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Fargo, N.D. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Dryer sparks minor fire at Fargodome, causing $3,000 in damages
    FARGO - Fire crews received a call just after 11 p.m. on Monday, March 19 for a fire at the Fargodome. Upon arriving to the scene, the Fargo...
    news/firesMarch 20, 2018 - 6:32am
    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
    December 28, 2017
    Firefighters respond to Park Rapids house fire
    Park Rapids and Menahga Fire Departments battled a fire in 20-below-zero temperatures Wednesday night. At approximately 9:30 p.m., they were...
    news/firesDecember 28, 2017 - 9:16am
    December 27, 2017
    Todd Jacob Gillitzer Jr., 9, of Benson, Minn., has died as a result of a house fire in Hibbing, Minn.., on Dec. 26, 2017. Submitted photo
    Fourth victim dies after Hibbing fire; authorities recount retired firefighter's attempt to save wife, grandsons
    HIBBING, Minn. – Tuesday’s deadly house fire in Hibbing grew even more tragic on Wednesday, Dec. 27, with authorities reporting that a fourth...
    news/firesDecember 27, 2017 - 9:15pm
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