Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Maple Grove, Plymouth, Long Lake, Hamel, Loretto, Rogers, Hanover and Maple Plain Fire Departments assisted in putting out the fire.
Several area fire departments assisted with a building fire in nearby Corcoran Tuesday morning. Corcoran police received a report of a structure fire around 7:09 a.m. April 9 on the 20000 block of 75th Avenue North. All individuals were evacuated from the building, according to the Corcoran Police Department. The Rogers, Hanover, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Long Lake, Maple Plain, Hamel and Loretto Fire Departments responded to assist in extinguishing the fire, according to the Corcoran Police Department. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Editor's note: Photos courtesy of Corcoran Police Chief Sean Gormley.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Fire on Crabapple Lane began in the garage. Crews had the blaze under control by about 1:45.
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Thursday, February 14
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.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Both the Excelsior Fire District and the Long Lake Fire Department responded to Saturday fire in Tonka Bay.
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Saturday, January 12
Fire started in the garage of a Tonka Bay home about 5 p.m. Saturday evening.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Three Orono squad cars sustained serious damage after an arsonist struck late last week.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
At 2:52 a.m. on Sept. 14 an Orono police officer pulled into the police squad lot and found two squad cars fully engulfed in flames. The Long Lake Fire Department responded and quickly put out the flames. The Minneapolis Division of the FBI and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the Orono Police Department with the investigation. A reward of up to $4,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for this arson. The two Orono Police squads had extensive damage and a third had minor damage. Damage estimates are approximately $100,000. Each squad contained video cameras, computers, radio equipment, rifles, emergency lighting, first aid equipment and other items …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The incident occurred around 9 a.m., and a building inspector cleared the structure as safe to occupy.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Long Lake Fire Department responded to a property near the intersection of Lyric Avenue and Livingston Avenue in Navarre this morning after receiving reports of a truck running into a building. Long Lake Fire Chief James Van Eyll said it appears the truck either slipped out of gear or did not have its parking brake engaged. "The driver was there to do some mowing, got out his mower from the enclosed trailer and was mowing away when the truck started going down the embankment there," Van Eyll said. While nobody was hurt, Chief Van Eyll said a woman was sleeping in a bedroom very close to the impact site. The incident occurred around 9 a.m., and a building inspector cleared the structure as safe to occupy. The truck was towed from the …
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Friday, August 3, 2012
The unoccupied home was fully involved Friday afternoon when firefighters arrived.
Firefighters were on the scene Friday afternoon of a house fire in Orono. According to initial reports, the home at 3432 Livingston Ave. was unoccupied, so no one was around when the structure began to burn. There was significant damage to the structure inside and out. No injuries were reported. Long Lake and Excelsior fire departments were on the scene around around 3:30 p.m. Friday, battling the blaze in 88-degree heat.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Just over 24 hours after Kennedy Maddox disappeared under the water near Big Island, divers recovered his body Wednesday evening.
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the body of a drowning victim from Lake Minnetonka. The victim, a 20-year-old man from Minnetonka identified by friends and family as Kennedy Maddox, had been missing since 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26. Witnesses reported that the victim had jumped off of a boat into the lake to swim. He began to struggle and never resurfaced. Four other people who were on the boat, were unable to locate him. The group was on a 20-foot pleasure craft off the south end of Big Island at the time. The Sheriff’s Office has been conducting an ongoing search since responding to the incident yesterday. Today, sonar equipment located the victim’s body in 67 feet of water, approximately one mile from Big …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Fire broke out just before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A faulty air conditioning unit is being blamed for causing a fire Wednesday morning near the Spring Park and Orono border. Long Lake Fire Chief James Van Eyll said police first arrived at the home on Minnie Avenue near the southern shores of North Arm Bay around 9:45 a.m. and found the northern side of the residence on fire. Engines from both Long Lake and Maple Plain quickly extinguished the blaze, but the home's exterior sustained significant damage. Moderate water and smoke damage was also reported on both levels. No injuries to persons or pets were reported.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to use caution on all bodies of water due to thin ice and open water.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
A Deephaven man piloting an ice boat went into the water Saturday near Big Island after breaking through thin ice, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. He was one of three individuals who broke through the ice on Hennepin County lakes on the final day of 2011. The Excelsior Fire Department, Wayzata Fire Department, Long Lake Fire Department and the Minnesota State Patrol responded to the Lake Minnetonka incident. The ice boat operator was an adult male from Deephaven and was not injured after making it to shore one his own. Also on Saturday, two men broke through the ice on Lake Riley in Eden Prairie. Lake Riley is located in Carver and Hennepin Counties. The men were not injured. Earlier this week, on Dec. 27, another ice …
SHARI CASEY
4:37 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
THAT IS MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!THANKS AGAIN FOR THE EXCELLENT REPONSE FROM ALL THE FIRE FIGHTERS. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE MY TAHOE BLEW UP. THE ENTIRE BUILDING WAS SAVED. THE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE, WENT BACK TO THER HOUSE FOR DINNER. THANKS AGAIN. TOM AND SHARI more ›