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    June 19, 2017
    Firefighters continue to tackle fire in the tower block that was destroyed in a fire disaster, in north Kensington, West London, Britain June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
    Police: Death toll in London tower block fire rises to 79
    LONDON - The death toll in the fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, and the government said...
    NewsJune 19, 2017 - 7:09am
    March 22, 2017
    The former church in Nome, N.D., purchased by white supremacist Craig Cobb was on fire Wednesday, March 22. Special to The Forumplay button
    White supremacist says fire at his new home in small ND town was arson
    NOME, N.D. -- A 108-year-old church recently bought by an unwelcomed white supremacist burned to the ground Wednesday, March 22, in this small...
    NewsMarch 22, 2017 - 11:09pm
    March 1, 2017
    Deerwood firefighters battle a fire early Wednesday morning at Salem West church in Deerwood, Minn. Special to Forum News Service
    UPDATE: Fire at northern Minnesota church donation site for poor ruled arson
    DEERWOOD, Minn. -- A fire -- ruled an arson -- not only destroyed two structures early Wednesday morning in Deerwood in northern Minnesota, but...
    NewsMarch 1, 2017 - 9:55pm
    Two people, cat rescued from Fergus Falls apartment fire
    FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Two people were rescued from a burning apartment late Tuesday night, Feb. 28, in Fergus Falls after police and the fire...
    NewsMarch 1, 2017 - 1:53pm
    December 16, 2016
    Using video surveillance, state and county investigators concluded that a faulty waste oil burner which was used to heat the OK Tire shop in Perham was the cause of a fire which destroyed the building last Tuesday night. Debbie Irmen/ FOCUS
    Investigator: Oil burner likely cause of OK Tire fire
    After reviewing video surveillance from the burned out OK Tire building in Perham, investigators concluded that the fire started close to a waste...
    NewsDecember 16, 2016 - 2:31pm
    December 14, 2016
    What started as a small fire quickly spread, engulfing the OK tire building located on MN 78 in Perham. Submitted photo
    Fire engulfs OK Tire in Perham
    Perham - Fire Crews and emergency response teams from Perham, Dent, New York Mills, Vergas, Bluffton and Detroit Lakes, along with the Minnesota...
    NewsDecember 14, 2016 - 6:09pm
    November 9, 2016
    Emergency responders are seen at Tuffy's Pet Foods on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Perham. Jason Miller/FOCUS
    Firefighters called to Tuffy's
    The Perham, New York Mills and Frazee-Vergas fire departments responded to a fire call at Tuffy’s Pet Foods in Perham this morning. First Avenue...
    NewsNovember 9, 2016 - 10:53am
    September 21, 2016
    Fire consumes Kennedy grain elevator in northwestern Minnesota
    KENNEDY, Minn.—A grain elevator in Kennedy was destroyed Wednesday, Sept. 21, in an early morning fire. Multiple fire departments responded...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 8:22am
    September 16, 2016
    Man dies from burns in apparent accident
    Chester Cole, 54, of Perham, died last week from burns sustained in what the Perham Police Department said was an accident. Emergency responders, including EMS and the Perham Police and Fire Department, were called to 447 5th St. NW in Perham after witnesses reported seeing the victim...
    NewsSeptember 16, 2016 - 5:24pm
    January 26, 2016
    Wadena and Deer Creek firemen fought a blaze Monday afternoon at a rural residence three miles southwest of Wadena in Compton Township. A one-story rambler and a metal garage were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The fire was reported by a passing motorist.
    House and garage destroyed in Compton Township fire
    By Brian Hansel A house and garage owned by Randy Mills of Wadena was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon in Compton Township of Otter Tail County....
    News/regionJanuary 26, 2016 - 3:32pm
    August 5, 2015
    Sandra Koel
    Woman in town for We Fest admits to starting local pub on fire
    A Montana woman in town for WE Fest ended up in the Becker County Jail on arson charges before even making it to the festival. Sandra...
    News/localAugust 5, 2015 - 3:35pm
    July 30, 2015
    Paul Schmitt/FOCUS On July 27, 44 firefighters from three departments as well as law enforcement and EMS personnel responded to an accident and fire at Tuffy’s Pet Foods in Perham. No one was injured.
    Fire at Tuffy’s caused by truck mishap
    Through a chain of unfortunate circumstances, what might have been a minor accident turned into an event that required a multi-agency response...
    News/localJuly 30, 2015 - 12:02pm
    May 14, 2015
    Condo complex near Ottertail burns. Submitted photo.
    Fire destroys Ottertail, Minn., apartment building
    OTTERTAIL, Minn.—Several fire departments were unable to stop a blaze from destroying an apartment building here Wednesday night. The...
    News/localMay 14, 2015 - 10:35am
    May 12, 2015
    Two women dead in Minn. hog farm fire
    JASPER, Minn.—Two women died in a hog barn fire near Jasper in southwest Minnesota on Monday morning. Sharla Drew, 50, and Kristy Giesler, 32, both of Jasper, died when a barn the two were inside caught on fire. A statement from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said...
    News/regionMay 12, 2015 - 10:09am
    April 30, 2015
    2,000 hogs die, barn destroyed in Hector area fire
    HECTOR, Minn. — About 1,400 adult hogs and 600 piglets died Wednesday as the result of the fire that also destroyed a barn about four miles west of Hector. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls shortly after noon reporting the fire, according to...
    News/regionApril 30, 2015 - 10:45am
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