Fire Sweeps Through Hugo Warehouse

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Twin Cities Fire Wire

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April 16 – Several fire departments were called to a warehouse fire in Hugo on Saturday afternoon.

Hugo fire crews were called to Glamos Wire Products at 5561 152nd St. N. for an automatic fire alarm around 12:40 p.m. As units went enroute, dispatchers provide the update of smoke from a warehouse and then smoke and flames from the building.

A Hugo chief went on scene and reported heavy fire and smoke showing from a large one-story warehouse. Mutual aid was called from Forest Lake and White Bear Lake.

Forest Lake’s aerial platform was used with several handlines to contain the fire.

Twin Cities Fire Wire will update this story when more information is available.

Fire Damages Centerville Home

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This story was updated on Friday morning.

April 14 – Centennial Fire crews made a quick knock down at a dwelling fire located in Centerville Thursday afternoon.

The initial call, at 11:56 a.m., came from a neighbor who reported smoke coming from the back of a home in the 1900 block of Robin Lane S.

When firefighters arrived at the one-story modular home, they had heavy fire showing from a crawl space and a hole in the back of the home, Chief Jerry Streich told Twin Cities Fire Wire.

There are no hydrants in the area, so tankers were requested to the scene.

Crews deployed handlines and quickly extinguished the fire.

Streich said crews performed extensive overhaul of the structure and snuffed several spot fires in the attic and underside of the structure.

The home was unoccupied and undergoing renovations for a new owner.

Streich said the fire was accidental. He said “a high wattage halogen lamp left in the ‘on’ position was the likely cause of this fire. ”

Mutual aid was received from  Forest Lake, Hugo, and Lexington fire crews.

Fire Consumes Hugo Home

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A number of fire departments are on the scene of a dwelling fire in Hugo Sunday night.

The fire was reported about 7:30 p.m. at 8745 136th St. Ct. North.

Units are working in defensive mode using ladder pipes and hoselines to contain the fire.

A witness told Twin Cities Fire Wire that he could see the flames from a mile away.

A tanker relay is in operation to get water to the scene.

Mutual aid is on the scene from Centennial, Forest Lake, Stillwater and White Bear Lake.

TwinCitiesFireWire.com will update the story when more information is available.

Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Forest Lake Home

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Forest Lake units were dispatched to a reported of a chicken coop burning near a home Wednesday night and arrived to find the fire already consuming the home.

They were dispatched to the 2400 block of Elston Street just after 9 p.m. The caller reported the chicken coop to be just feet from the house.

Forest Lake Chief 4101 went on scene with fire showing from the corner of the home and asked for an engine from Wyoming to the scene.

A witness on the scene told TwinCitiesFireWire.com that heavy fire was showing shortly after fire crews arrived and that the fire consumed a good portion of the two-story home.

Firefighters attacked the fire and had it under control in about 30 minutes.

An engine from Hugo was called to cover Forest Lake.

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