fire departments

An early morning fire this week in the Twin Cities has prompted the Minnesota State Fire Marshal to encourage residents to practice their escape plan.

The Owatonna Fire Department responded to a fire the afternoon of Thursday, June 16, at the Krause Farm, one mile east of Owatonna on the 3000 block of 18th Street Southeast. Commander Travis Ahrens of the Owatonna Fire Department said the fire was in a hay barn that measures 40-by-70 feet...