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              West Duluth family displaced after large fire damages home

[Duluth, MN] Just before 6:30 p.m. tonight, February 14, 2022, the Duluth Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire in West Duluth. A reporting party called while driving on I-35 and said that they saw black and grey smoke from a structure near Super One Foods on the 5300 block of Bristol Street. This was the second structure fire call in less than an hour and a half that crews had responded to.

Crews from Spirit Valley arrived shortly after and found a two-story single-family home located on the 300 block of North 53rd Avenue West with heavy smoke and flames showing from the second story. One female resident was at home at the time of the fire. She was not injured.

Crews from Lincoln Park conducted a primary search and reported the all-clear. The woman was not injured.

Crews from Spirit Valley attacked the fire and were able to knock it down. Crews from 1 Tower looked for fire extension on the roof and did not find any. Crews working in the home's interior did find fire extensions in the attic and put out hot spots.

Crews from Headquarters, Lincoln Park, and Spirit Valley responded to the fire. The Duluth Fire Department would like to thank Duluth Police officers for all of their efforts on scene.

The fire is under investigation by the Duluth Fire Marshal's Office. No additional information is available at this time.

Damage is estimated at $150,000 to the structure and in contents. The residents of the home have been temporarily displaced.

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