Laura Ann Berg, 37, and her minor passenger, both of Bird Island, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a collision with a semi on U.S. Highway 212.
2020 now deadlier year for fires in Minnesota than 2019
By FOX 9 Staff article
Maple Grove Fire crews work to extinguish a fire at a commercial building on Bass Lake Road in Maple Grove Tuesday night. (Maple Grove Fire & Rescue)
(FOX 9) - More people in Minnesota have now died in fires this year than last year, according to the State Fire Marshal.
There have been three fire deaths in Minnesota already this month, bringing the total this year so far to 50. In 2019, there a total of 47 fire deaths reported in Minnesota.
1 confirmed dead after warehouse fire in Maple Grove, Minnesota
One person is dead after a fire at a warehouse that stores boats and RVs in Maple Grove, Minnesota Tuesday night.
Police officers or firefighters canât really work from home.
Whether they are on patrol or putting out a fire, itâs challenging to socially distance while doing their job.
Eagan Police Chief Roger New said the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected his department as well as his personal life during a press conference with Gov. Tim Walz last week.
âWe had a total of 19 staff members who were impacted by the virus (in November), which is about 20 percent of my staff members at the Eagan Police department,â New said.
He said theyâve asked employees to work overtime, suspended community outreach programs, had trainings canceled, and theyâve exhausted federal leave for staff.