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Published December 29, 2012, 12:00 AM

Freeport Fire Chief Noah Van Beck


In this Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 photo, Freeport Fire Chief Noah Van Beck, standing in the fire station in Freeport, Minn., talks about fighting the fire that destroyed the Swany White Flour Mill on Dec. 27, 2011. The mill, owned by retired firefighter Gary Thelen, was the last remaining working flour mill in Minnesota and a distinct historical landmark for the town of a little more than 600 people. (AP Photo/The St. Cloud Times, Dave Schwarz)
Read the article: Minnesota fire chief reflects on mill fire anniversary