(KNSI) – The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a building fire. The department received multiple calls regarding a fire at 10:34 p.m. last night at an abandoned farm site on County Road 136 in St. Augusta.
Upon arrival, the St. Augusta Fire Department found a shed engulfed in flames on the west side of the property. Firefighters extinguished the blaze before it could spread to other structures.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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St. Augusta Building Fire Under Investigation
(KNSI) - The Stearns County Sheriff's Office is investigating a building fire. The department received multiple calls regarding a fire at 10:34 p.m. last night at an abandoned farm site on County Road 136 in St. Augusta. Upon arrival, the St. Augusta...
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