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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Fire Department
602 West Second Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-730-4400 •www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact Kelli Latuska,
Public Information Officer at 218-730-5309
DATE: 5/2/2010
SUBJECT: House Fire N. 6th Ave E.
BY: Assistant Chief Erik Simonson

NATURE OF INCIDENT: House Fire N. 6th Ave E.
CASE NO.: 10-002789
INCIDENT DATE: 5/2/2010
INCIDENT TIME: 06:52
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1015 N. 6th Ave. East

At 0652 this morning, the Duluth Fire Department responded to report of a possible house on fire at 1015 N. 6th Avenue East. Initial arriving fire companies reported heavy smoke coming from a small single story residence.

The fire was generally contained to a main floor bedroom, with some extension through an exterior wall to the attic. Fire companies from headquarters and UMD fire stations extinguished the blaze in minutes. Crews remained on the scene for approximately two hours to assist the fire investigator and secure the building, which is not tenable.

No one was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported. The origin and cause remains under investigation by the Duluth Fire Marshal's office. The damage to the structure is estimated at $30,000, and the contents damage is estimated at $15,000.