UPDATE: Fire that heavily damaged Wold s RV is under investigation
The State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Detroit Lakes Police Department are assisting the Detroit Lakes Fire Department in the investigation.
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Flames shoot out several windows on the east side of the Wold s RV Sales building Tuesday night. (Nathan Bowe/Tribune)
A Tuesday night fire that caused heavy fire and smoke damage to a building at Wold’s RV Sales on Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, is under investigation for possible arson.
Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson said Wednesday morning that his office is being assisted in the investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Detroit Lakes Police Department. He said he couldn’t comment further as to the reasons that arson is suspected.
KVRR Local News
December 30, 2020
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Damage is estimated at over one million dollars after a fire at Wold’s RV Sales on Highway 10 in Detroit Lakes.
Fire Chief Ryan Swanson says smoke was pouring out the east side of the building when the fire was reported around 10:00 Tuesday night. He says Detroit Lakes firefighters with mutual aid from Audubon and Frazee fire departments made entry to the building and working in shifts were able to get the fire under control.
There is major damage to the showroom and parts department.
A state fire investigator was called in to look for the cause of the fire.
Arson suspected in Detroit Lakes RV business fire
The State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Detroit Lakes Police Department are assisting the Detroit Lakes Fire Department in the investigation. Written By: Nathan W. Bowe | 3:10 pm, Dec. 30, 2020 ×
Flames shoot out several windows on the east side of the Wold s RV Sales building Tuesday night. (Nathan Bowe/Tribune)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. A Tuesday night fire that caused heavy fire and smoke damage to a building at Wold’s RV Sales on Highway 10 West in Detroit Lakes is under investigation for possible arson.
Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson said Wednesday morning, Dec. 30, that his office is being assisted in the investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Detroit Lakes Police Department. He said he couldn’t comment further on why arson is suspected.
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Detroit Lakes new key lock box ordinance aimed at improving fire safety for businesses, apartment buildings
Property owners who refuse to comply with the new ordinance after Nov. 1, 2021, date may be fined or face a criminal charge.
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Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson holds up a Knox Box key lock box that he recently ordered for one of the buildings at his business, Swanson s Repair. The lock boxes are required to be installed outside nonresidential and residential buildings that meet certain criteria, as contained in a new ordinance that was approved by the Detroit Lakes City Council in November. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)