WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters needed two hours to control a major fire inside a large metal building at the giant scrapyard owned by former Mayor Jerry Miller and his son the state senator Jeremy Miller on Winona’s Far East End. All fire-fighting units were dispatched to the scene about 7:30 p.m. Off-duty crews were called in and also suburban Goodview fire units. It was not believed anyone was injured, Fire Chief Curt Bittle said. Besides the main structure, no other buildings were involved. The cause was investigation, Bittle said.
Huge plume. Blaze discovered about dusk.
On Shives Creek. Miller Scrap & Disposal stretches half a mile along Shives Creek in former wetlands where the creek flows into the Mississippi River. Images: Winona Fire Department
