WINONA, Minn. – The 40-unit Sugar Loaf Apartments building across Sarnia Street from Lake Park was evacuated after a fire erupted on the upstairs deck of one apartment. There were no injuries. This was about 11:15 p.m.at 358 East Sarnia. The tenant said he had been smoking on the deck and had left his cigarette in an ash tray, then gone inside for a nap. He was wakened by police responding to the fire call. Firefighters limited damage to exterior and the single 37-B apartment. The unit was rendered uninhabitable by smoke and water damage.
Sugar Loaf Apartments. Fire broke out on deck. Image: Winona Fire Department
