Fire on Crabapple Lane began in the garage. Crews had the blaze under control by about 1:45.
Fire departments from Excelsior and Long Lake responded to a structure fire in Tonka Bay around 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The fire on Crabapple Drive reportedly started in the garage, and fire fighters had the blaze under control in less than 20 minutes.
Damage seemed minor and contained, but residents in one Shorewood neighborhood saw lots of lights and sirens Tuesday night.
The Excelsior Fire District responded to a reported chimney fire just before 9:p.m. Tuesday night on Watherford Court near the Shorewood/Excelsior border. No flames or smoke were visible from the road, and engines began leaving the scene around 9:30 p.m. The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department also responded to the scene. Lake Minnetonka Patch will have additional updates on this story as warranted. What did you see? Tell us in the comments section. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Two Friday morning fires were reported in northern Lake Minnetonka communities. Wind chills made temperatures feel like -20 degrees or colder in some areas.
Firefighters battled both flames and sub-zero temperatures this morning in the northern Lake Minnetonka area. The first fire was reported around 6:30 a.m. on the 4000 block of North Arm Drive in Minnetrista. Mound firefighters, along with those from St. Bonifacius, were able to tamp down the flames quickly—although traffic near the intersection of North Arm Drive and County Road 19 was slowed during the first part of the rush hour. Damage was contained to one area of the residence, and no injuries were reported. Exactly what caused the fire was not immediately clear. A second fire was reported just before 11 a.m. on the 6000 block of Game Farm Road in Mound. Firefighters at the scene said they had been at the residence a few days earlier …
Rita Sandstrom
2:54 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
It seems no one knows how to spell "Bonifacius."....... more ›