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GRAND FORKS — Crews from the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a propane tank fire on Saturday morning, Jan. 8.
Shortly after 9 a.m crews were dispatched to the J.R. Simplot facility, where they discovered a large amount of fire coming from a 1,000-gallon propane tank on the south side of the building. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from damaging the building, while keeping the tank cool. Crews were then able to shut off the valve on the tank and extinguish the fire.
No J.R. Simplot employees or members of the fire department were injured. The facility was able to resume operations at 10 a.m.
The fire department responded with five engines, one truck, and one command vehicle with twenty personnel. The fire department was assisted by the Grand Forks Police Department and Altru Ambulance.
