AM 1240 WJON » fire http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Camp Ripley Fights Fires, Guard Actived to Assist Around the State http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/ http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:18:44 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=189303 The Camp Ripley Fire Department battled two fires within the training area of the camp, while Gov. Dayton activated the National Guard to help fight other fires around the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/camp-ripley-fights-fires-guard-actived-to-assist-around-the-state/feed/ 0 Getty Images Deadly St. Cloud House Fire Ruled Accidental http://wjon.com/deadly-st-cloud-house-fire-ruled-accidental/ http://wjon.com/deadly-st-cloud-house-fire-ruled-accidental/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:47:19 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=151576 A house fire that claimed the life of a St. Cloud Tech College student has been deemed accidental, and the investigation is over.

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]]> http://wjon.com/deadly-st-cloud-house-fire-ruled-accidental/feed/ 0 Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice 11 Homes Destroyed in NW Minn. Wildfire http://wjon.com/11-homes-destroyed-in-nw-minn-wildfire/ http://wjon.com/11-homes-destroyed-in-nw-minn-wildfire/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:44:00 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=137096 Officials have updated their damage figures from the wildfire that surrounded the northwestern Minnesota city town of Karlstad on three sides.

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]]> http://wjon.com/11-homes-destroyed-in-nw-minn-wildfire/feed/ 0 @fishingirl007, Twitter UPDATE: Fire at Northern Metal Believed to be Arson http://wjon.com/update-fire-at-northern-metal-believed-to-be-arson/ http://wjon.com/update-fire-at-northern-metal-believed-to-be-arson/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:55:03 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=135422 Fire officials now believe the Tuesday night blaze at Northern Metal in St. Cloud was intentionally set.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-fire-at-northern-metal-believed-to-be-arson/feed/ 0 Julie McHugh UPDATE: Name of Man Killed in Mobile Home Fire Released http://wjon.com/update-name-of-man-killed-in-mobile-home-fire-released/ http://wjon.com/update-name-of-man-killed-in-mobile-home-fire-released/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:07:40 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=132969 Authorities say 47 year old Scott Vogelpohl was killed in an early morning mobile home fire in Paynesville Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-name-of-man-killed-in-mobile-home-fire-released/feed/ 0 Editor B, flickr One Person Dead After Paynesville House Fire http://wjon.com/one-person-dead-after-paynesville-house-fire/ http://wjon.com/one-person-dead-after-paynesville-house-fire/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:30:29 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=132892 One person is reportedly dead after a Paynesville Township mobile home fire.

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]]> http://wjon.com/one-person-dead-after-paynesville-house-fire/feed/ 0 Editor B, flickr Update: Waite Park Fire 'Suspicious' http://wjon.com/update-waite-park-fire-suspicious/ http://wjon.com/update-waite-park-fire-suspicious/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:25:59 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=132335 The Waite Park fire chief is calling a fire at the old BNSF site suspicious. Gary Curtis says an out building started on fire just after 6:00 p.m. last (Thursday) night along third street north.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-waite-park-fire-suspicious/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Alyssa Smith Iconic Freeport Mill to See New Life After Fire http://wjon.com/iconic-freeport-mill-to-see-new-life-after-fire/ http://wjon.com/iconic-freeport-mill-to-see-new-life-after-fire/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:53:11 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=116515 Swany White Flour Mill is now under construction after going up in flames on December 27th, 2011.

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]]> http://wjon.com/iconic-freeport-mill-to-see-new-life-after-fire/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner High Temps Create Risks for Firefighters [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/high-temps-create-risks-for-firefighters-audio/ http://wjon.com/high-temps-create-risks-for-firefighters-audio/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:18:11 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=114672 It's likely to be a busy week for emergency personnel - and the St. Cloud Fire Chief says they'll be making sure the staff stays healthy.

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]]> http://wjon.com/high-temps-create-risks-for-firefighters-audio/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Verso Paper Still Under Active Investigation http://wjon.com/verso-paper-still-under-active-investigation/ http://wjon.com/verso-paper-still-under-active-investigation/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:48:03 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=107143 It's been a week since the blast at Sartell's Verso Paper Mill, and fire crews continue to monitor the site.

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]]> http://wjon.com/verso-paper-still-under-active-investigation/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Verso Paper – A Bird's Eye View [VIDEO, GALLERY] http://wjon.com/verso-paper-a-birds-eye-view-video/ http://wjon.com/verso-paper-a-birds-eye-view-video/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 18:36:09 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=105609 WJON got the opportunity to see the aftermath of the paper mill explosion from the sky. Check out our video and photo highlights.

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]]> http://wjon.com/verso-paper-a-birds-eye-view-video/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Police Ask for Public's Help in Solving $1.6-Million Arson Fire [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/police-ask-for-publics-help-in-solving-1-6-million-arson-fire/ http://wjon.com/police-ask-for-publics-help-in-solving-1-6-million-arson-fire/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:45:58 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=88378 Fire officials say a warehouse fire in south St. Cloud that caused over $1.6-million dollars in damage was intentionally set.

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]]> http://wjon.com/police-ask-for-publics-help-in-solving-1-6-million-arson-fire/feed/ 0 Freelance Photojournalist Doug Kiesling Investigators Searching for Answers in Historic Freeport Mill Fire http://wjon.com/investigators-searching-for-answers-in-historic-freeport-mill-fire/ http://wjon.com/investigators-searching-for-answers-in-historic-freeport-mill-fire/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:16:42 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=62454 Investigators from the state fire marshal's office are trying to determine what sparked the fire that consumed the century old Swany White flour mill in the small central Minnesota town of Freeport.

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]]> http://wjon.com/investigators-searching-for-answers-in-historic-freeport-mill-fire/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner In Unusual Step, DNR Warns of Winter Fire Threat http://wjon.com/in-unusual-step-dnr-warns-of-winter-fire-threat/ http://wjon.com/in-unusual-step-dnr-warns-of-winter-fire-threat/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:16:14 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=62392 The Minnesota Department of Resources is taking an unusual step for late December - warning of the fire danger.

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]]> http://wjon.com/in-unusual-step-dnr-warns-of-winter-fire-threat/feed/ 0 Getty Images Fire Devastates Historic Freeport Flour Company [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/fire-damages-freeport-flour-company/ http://wjon.com/fire-damages-freeport-flour-company/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:40:35 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=62305 Fire crews from at least five communities battled a fire at the landmark Swany White Flour Mill in Freeport tonight. Officials say no one was hurt, but the extent of damage -- and the cause of the fire -- are yet unknown.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-damages-freeport-flour-company/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Mora Fire Ruled Accidental http://wjon.com/mora-fire-ruled-accidental/ http://wjon.com/mora-fire-ruled-accidental/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:38:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=58716 Investigators believe a fire that killed three people in Mora last week was accidental. They also say smoke alarms at the building were not working properly.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mora-fire-ruled-accidental/feed/ 0 Father, Son, Neighbor Killed in Mora Fire http://wjon.com/father-son-neighbor-killed-in-mora-fire/ http://wjon.com/father-son-neighbor-killed-in-mora-fire/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:25:48 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=57642 Family and friends say a father, his sixth-grade son and a neighbor died in the fire that swept an apartment building in the small Kanabec County community of Mora. A fourth person was critically injured.

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]]> http://wjon.com/father-son-neighbor-killed-in-mora-fire/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Multiple Deaths in Mora Fire [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/update-multiple-deaths-in-mora-fire-video/ http://wjon.com/update-multiple-deaths-in-mora-fire-video/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:34:34 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=57399 A medical examiner's investigator says there are multiple deaths in a fire in the Kanabec County community of Mora.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-multiple-deaths-in-mora-fire-video/feed/ 0 Fire Reported at St. Cloud VA http://wjon.com/fire-reported-at-st-cloud-va/ http://wjon.com/fire-reported-at-st-cloud-va/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:38:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=54529 Several patients had to be evacuated yesterday (Sunday) afternoon, after a fire started in one of the patient rooms at the St. Cloud VA Healthcare System.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-reported-at-st-cloud-va/feed/ 0 Hay Baler Sparks Fire Near Albany http://wjon.com/hay-baler-sparks-fire-near-albany/ http://wjon.com/hay-baler-sparks-fire-near-albany/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:33:45 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=48212 A hay baler started on fire destroying a machine shed. The fire started at about 9:00 p.m. last (Thursday) night near Albany.

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