Checking out the belfry. On East Broadway at 265 Lafayette Street. Although the church was built later, congregation to has roots in 1856. Image: Winona Fire Department
Lots of excitement but no injuries at St. Paul’s
WINONA, Minn. – Firefighters ventilated light smoke that filled St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on the West Side. The cause was an overheating motor on a blower for the church organ. A janitor traced the smoke and disconnected the blower before firefighters arrived. There were no injuries. This was about 11 a.m. Aside from smoke, the solid stone structure was undamaged. Actually there was no fire – just an unhappy blower and lots of smoke.