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A fire damaged a home in Haven Township on Sunday night. Sauk Rapids fire chief Jason Flemming says the call came in just after 5:30 p.m. at a farm at 4760 45th Avenue Southeast. The family was able to escape from the home and nobody was hurt in the incident.

A garage was destroyed by fire in south St. Cloud last (Monday) night. Fire Department spokesman Lynn Cook says the call came in at 14 20th Avenue South at about 11:30 p.m.

The H&M clothing store at the Southdale mall in Edina has been closed after a fire that police call suspicious.

A wild land fire is suspected to be the cause of a garage fire to a Sauk Rapids home yesterday (Friday). WJON received a phone call around 3:30 p.m. there was a fire in Sauk Rapids along 10th Avenue Northwest.

A lightning strike is believed to have caused a house fire in Rice on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded just before 2:00 p.m. at 150 First Street Southwest. Rice Fire Chief Scott Janski says several witnesses reported hearing a loud boom before the fire started.

A shed fire at a Grove City business caused $250,000-$300,000 in damages. Departments responded just after 1:00 p.m. in the 56100 block of U.S. Highway 12 for a fire at D and D Ventures. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says the fire was in a wood shavings storage shed.

A fire damaged a townhome in Cosmos on Thursday morning. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened just after 11:15 a.m. at 370 North Neptune Street. Neighbors smelled smoke and saw flames coming from the front door of the townhome.

A southern Minnesota bus company says it will operate as normal on Monday, despite a fire that damaged 10 school buses.

A Cold Spring home was deemed a total loss after a Saturday afternoon house fire. No injuries were reported due to the fire.

The state Department of Natural Resources unintentionally sparked a wildfire this spring in Roseau County that burned 4,500 acres.