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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: 11/9/2026
SUBJECT: Structure fire on 300 block of S Lake Avenue
BY: Kelli Latuska, Public Information Officer

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Structure Fire
CASE NO.: 26013827
INCIDENT DATE: 11/9/2026
INCIDENT TIME: 1523
INCIDENT LOCATION: 301 S Lake Avenue

Structure fire on 300 block of S Lake Avenue

[DULUTH, MN] On Monday, November 9, 2026 at 3:23 pm, Duluth Firefighters were dispatched to a commercial building on the 300 block of S Lake Avenue following reports of smoke in the basement. Firefighters from downtown headquarters, UMD, and Lincoln Park stations responded and were able to locate a smoldering fire underneath the basement stairway. The fire was quickly extinguished.  

One restaurant employee was treated on site for smoke inhalation and was released; no other injuries were reported.  

Damage estimates were unavailable at the time this news release was distributed. Duluth Fire Department thanks its partners at St. Louis County/911 dispatch, and Mayo Clinic Ambulance for their assistance in the response.

 

 

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