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Red Wing and other fire departments faced frigid conditions to battle a blaze in Wacouta.
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Post Bulletin staff reports | 9:41 am, Feb. 15, 2021 ×
WACOUTA A fire on Lakeview Drive in the unincorporated town of Wacouta left a family without a home and kept firefighters busy on a frigid night.
At 11:34 p.m. Saturday, Red Wing Fire Department crews were dispatched to a structure fire on Lakeview Drive in Wacouta, which is about 5 miles south of the city Crews arrived on the scene about 14 minutes later to find heavy fire coming from the roof of a three-story residence, according to a statement from the Red Wing Fire Department.
Crews Battle Fire and -17 Temperatures In Red Wing Area
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Red Wing, MN (KROC AM News) - A late night house fire in the Red Wing area forced firefighters to battle the elements as well as the blaze.
The Red Wing Fire Dept was called out at 11:30 PM Saturday to the nearby town of Wacouta. Crews arrived to find flames coming from the roof of the 3 story residence. All the occupants were able to safely escape.
Red Wing Fire Chief Mike Warner says the crews “encountered significant difficulties extinguishing the fire due to the extreme outside air temperature of -17 degrees as well as a lack of fire hydrants in the area.”