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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: 6/24/2011
SUBJECT: Arson Fire @ 3162 Vernon St.
BY: Assistant Fire Chief's Office

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Arson Fire
CASE NO.: 11-004119
INCIDENT DATE: 6/24/2011
INCIDENT TIME: 04:01
INCIDENT LOCATION: 3162 Vernon St.

At 04:01 this morning, the Duluth Fire Department responded to report of a garage on fire at 3162 Vernon Street. Upon arrival, firefighters from Lincoln Park located and quickly extinguished two small fires on the exterior of a detached residential garage.

Though the fire damage was relatively minor, estimated at $2500, the cause of this fire is determined to be arson.

There were no injuries as a result of this fire. The fire department would ask anyone who may have information regarding this fire to call the Duluth Fire Marshal's Office at 218-730-4399 or the Duluth Police Department.