Peerless Auto Body Fire
I woke up at 4 a.m. to pee and saw a blaze out my window. It was so huge, we thought it might be Prax-Air. As of 8 a.m., it’s still burning. The post Peerless Auto Body Fire appeared first on Perfect...
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Tom’s Burned Down Café Fire
Fire at Tom’s Burned Down Cafe, May 19, 1992. The post Tom’s Burned Down Café Fire appeared first on Perfect Duluth Day.
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Redstone damaged by fire
From the assistant fire chief’s office: At 00:52 this morning, the Duluth Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1511 E. Superior St. The first vehicle on scene reported a working fire, with...
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Moose Lake Forest Fire of 1918
The subject of the 1918 forest fire in Carlton County came up in the “Postcards from the Swinging Bridge at Jay Cooke State Park” post a few weeks ago. Since I have kin from that area it wasn’t...
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Fire damages knick knack art house
A home in Duluth’s Endion neighborhood, known for the collection of items attached to its exterior, was significantly damaged by an accidental fire today. The homeowner sustained a slight injury....
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Duluth Rudolph’s Furniture Store Fire of 1948
Duluth, Duluth, Duluth is on fire. On June 5, 1948, Downtown Duluth was recovering from the “worst commercial district blaze in history.” The old newspaper shown here is in rough shape and in places...
View ArticleWDSE-TV Documentary: “Fires of 1918”
The date October 12, 1918 will forever be remembered in this part of the world as a date that didn’t just make history, but erased history. Now, a century later, WDSE-TV presents a new documentary on...
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Northland Country Club, prior to 1918 fire
One hundred years ago, Northland Country Club was destroyed by the Cloquet Fire of 1918 — Minnesota’s deadliest natural disaster. The post Northland Country Club, prior to 1918 fire appeared first on...
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Duluth streetcar conductresses helped with 1918 fire evacuation
One-hundred years ago today, Duluth was still reeling from the devastating fires of the previous week. The Duluth Herald ran a small article celebrating the efforts during the fire of a relatively new...
View ArticleSelective Focus: Globe Grain Elevator Fire in Superior
View this post on Instagram Grain elevator fire #Superior #fire #port A post shared by William Hurst (@wm_hurst) on Dec 17, 2018 at 4:01pm PST Duluth News Tribune: “Historic grain elevator burns in...
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Adas Israel Congregation synagogue destroyed by fire
https://www.wdio.com/news/duluth-fire-adas-israel-congregation-synagogue-central-hillside/5484819/ The Duluth Fire Department responded at 2:23 a.m. to a report of a structure fire at Adas Israel...
View ArticleFire in Grand Marais: Crooked Spoon Cafe engulfed
A fire broke out in downtown Grand Marais during the noon hour at the Crooked Spoon Cafe, 17 W. Wisconsin St. The blaze spread to two adjoining gift shops, Picnic and Pine and White Pine North. All...
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Postcard from the Moose Lake Fire of 1918
This postcard shows the aftermath of the infamous Moose Lake Fire. Written in white across the image is the date of the fire, Oct. 12, 1918, though the photo was almost certainly shot in the days that...
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Postcards from the St. Louis Hotel in Downtown Duluth
Postcard images of the St. Louis Hotel probably don’t do justice to its original splendor. The first of its two buildings went up in 1882 and was considered Duluth’s finest hotel. It was destroyed by...
View ArticlePastoret Terrace burns again
The vacant Pastoret Terrace building at 129 E. First St., condemned since a 2010 fire, once again was ablaze on Sunday. CBS 3: Questions arise surrounding the future of Kozy building following Sunday...
View ArticleOshkigin Spirit of Fire
The story of how the past century of fire phobia has really mucked up our forests isn’t new, but this new 16-min video with gorgeous photography tells it in a personal way. Featuring Vern Northrup of...
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Two Superior warehouses destroyed by fire
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/fires/7341558-Fire-destroys-2-buildings-in-Superiors-North-End Warehouses at 1507 and 1515 N. First St. in the North End of Superior were destroyed by fire this...
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Condemned Esmond building gutted by fire
The Duluth Fire Department tweeted this photo at 7:55 a.m. noting a heavy fire on the second floor of the Esmond building. The former Seaway Hotel, more recently known as the Esmond building, burned...
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Postcard from a Night Scene of Fire in Superior Milling District
A flour mill fire in Superior caused more than $2.6 million in damage on Nov. 9, 1907 — 115 years ago today. The Duluth News Tribune referred to it as “the most disastrous fire in point of property...
View ArticleThe Fiercest Fires in Minnesota History
This new Twin Cities Public Television documentary explores the state’s worst natural disasters. Host Mary Lahammer, along with historian Hy Berman, meteorologist Paul Douglas, and climatologist Mark...
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I Was Left for Dead at Nopeming Sanatorium in the 1918 Fire
(Excerpts from Scions of Cloquet by Jean-Michel Cloquet, 1946, out of print) I was left for dead at Nopeming sanatorium in 1918, as the Cloquet-Duluth-Moose Lake fire combined with World War I,...
View ArticleHistoric Lutsen Lodge destroyed by fire
Minnesota Public Radio reports Lutsen Lodge, also known as the historic lodge at Lutsen Resort, was destroyed in a midnight fire. Resort officials say it’s a total loss. The post Historic Lutsen Lodge...
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