Smoke was billowing from the windows of the townhome Tuesday afternoon in a “significant fire,” according to Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren.
Woodbury crews responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon at a townhome at the 8600 block of Quarry Ridge Lane. A laptop computer had been left running on a couch, sparking the blaze, said Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren. “It was a significant fire,” he said. The call came in at 2:16 p.m. and crews arrived at the scene minutes later. Nobody was home at the time, and no firefighters were injured while battling the blaze. A neighbor called 911. The woman who lives at the townhome was at work. A neighbor told authorities the smell of smoke had been in the air since about 10 a.m., Wallgren said. Firefighters forced their way into the home, which suffered “extensive damage,” he said. “The home will not be livable,” Wallgren said. Smoke from the …
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The Woodbury Fire Department confirmed that there was a controlled burn at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve Wednesday morning.
The billowing smoke that could be seen from Woodbury on Wednesday morning came from a controlled burn at the Lake Elmo Park Reserve, fire officials confirmed to Patch. The smoke had dissipated by noon. Washington County officials late last month announced the controlled burns. Below is the release: The Washington County Parks Division will conduct prescribed prairie burns in Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Big Marine Park Reserve, Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park at the county’s South Service Center and the County’s North Service Center in Forest Lake between March 26 and May 18. The controlled burns will take approximately one to four hours to accomplish and will occur on a weekday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The controlled burns will be …
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Kris Janisch
1:15 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Good question Teri. I thought the FOX post had something about that but I can't find it now. more ›