Fire Inflicts $90K in Damages at Rural Southeast Minnesota Property

Pine Island, MN (KROC-AM News)- A fire inflicted nearly six figures worth of damage at a rural property in southeast Minnesota. 

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The Pine Island Fire Department indicates crews responded to the blaze shortly after 6:00 Tuesday morning. Initial reports indicated a motorhome had caught fire. 

The blaze then spread. Officials have also identified a suspected cause of the fire. 

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Fire at Rural Property South of Pine Island Torches RVs, Barn, Possible Cause Identified

The fire occurred at 55289 280th Ave., which is about five miles south of Pine Island. 

A post on the Pine Island Fire Department’s Facebook page says the caller who alerted crews to the fire reported the flames had spread to a second camper and that a barn was nearby. 

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While firefighters were enroute, dispatch informed crews that the flames had spread to the barn. 

The Pine Island Fire Department then requested aid from the West Concord Fire Department and Mantorville Fire Department. At the scene, firefighters deployed two attack lines and were able to extinguish the barn fire. 

Crews then put out the mobile home fires, the Facebook post says. No injuries were reported. 

The fire is estimated to have done $90,000 in damages. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire, however early indications indicate the blaze may have been caused by an electrical issue.