Sub-freezing fire call. The fire, only a few blocks from the city’s Central fire hall on Third Street, was controlled within 30 minutes. Image: Winona Fire Department
No injuries: Occupant escaped safely
WINONA, Minn. – The lone occupant of a Far East Side house escaped from the 1-1/2 story burning structure. The fire was in the 200 block of St. Charles Street. A police officer on patrol called in the fire about 12:45 a.m When firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed. The occupant had exited even before the police officer spotted the fire. Not having a phone, the man had raced to a neighbor’s house to call for help. The house was deemed uninhabitable.