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Duluth Fire Department responds to structure fire at 231 E Superior Street

[DULUTH, MN] At 5:16 AM, Thursday, January 25, Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a structure fire at the Greysolon Plaza building, located at 231 E Superior Street.

Crews from Headquarters, Station 4, and Station 2 responded to a fire in a single apartment unit inside the building. The fire was quickly knocked down, limiting damage in the structure to the apartment of origin with some additional smoke damage on the adjacent floors. Two patients were treated for smoke inhalation on scene, but were not transferred for more in-depth care at a hospital. Approximately $25,000 in damage was estimated in the apartment of origin, and an additional $10,000 in smoke damage to the hallways. No injuries were reported.

During the incident, two separate vehicles drove over one of the hydrant lines being used to fight the fire. Duluth Fire cannot stress enough the importance of NOT driving over our hoses, regardless of whether or not they are charged with water. This puts our equipment, people’s property, and most importantly, our staff in jeopardy. When crews are working on our emergency scenes, it is critical to DFD’s success that commuters find an alternate route to avoid putting our staff and equipment in danger.

Duluth Fire Department thanks the Greysolon Plaza’s building management as well as DFD’s partners at Mayo Ambulance and Saint Louis County 911 dispatch for their assistance in the response to this incident. This incident is under investigation by the Duluth Fire Marshal's office.

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