The Fourth of July each year highlights a regional disparity: the Midwest is home to states with some of the strictest and the most permissive fireworks laws. Minnesota, unlike neighboring Wisconsin ...

Despite the popularity of fireworks, especially on July Fourth, large parts of the state have had no fireworks-related convictions since 2020.

So far in 2023 there have been 19 fire-related deaths, according to the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division. At this time last year there had been 17.

Minnesota Fire Deaths: 2018: 37; 2019: 47; 2020: 62; 2021: 67; 2022: 70; According to the State Fire Marshal Division. While the cause is undetermined in the majority of fire deaths in 2022 – at ...

Minnesota saw 70 fire-related fatalities in 2022, according to newly released data from the State Fire Marshal Division. That's the most since 1995, when 86 lives were lost.

The Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division initiated the planning for this database after 2017 fire deaths in Minnesota reached a 22-year high. $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Read Today's Paper ...

The state fire marshal said a cigarette lighter ignited a leaking propane tank. "It is an absolute miracle from the lord that they are still here," said Dimitri Frank, the oldest brother to the ...

Weston (Wes) Werner of Eagan, Minnesota's fire marshal from 1972 to 1986, was instrumental in finding new ways to prevent fire tragedies. Werner, who formerly had served as the volunteer fire ...

According to the Minnesota State Fire Marshal's Office, ... Jan. 3—With two major fires this week in Freeborn County, we are reminded of the increased fire risk that comes during winter.

WINONA COUNTY, Minn. (WXOW) – We now know the cause of the Minnesota Equestrian Center Fire in rural Winona County. The Minnesota State Fire Marshals Office has ruled the cause of the Minnesota ...

According to the Minnesota State Fire Marshal's Office, most home fires occur in the winter and peak in January. Most Minnesota heating fires occur in fireplaces and chimneys.