Fire strikes Blooming Prairie Main Street: The Bakery destroyed in Tuesday morning fire
Published 12:31 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Water is dumped on The Bakery Tuesday morning as fire departments from around the area battle a blaze that claimed the building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
A firefighter walks beside the burned out building that claimed The Bakery in Blooming Prairie Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Water is put on The Bakery in Blooming Prairie Tuesday as fire departments battled the blaze that claimed the building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Blooming Prairie firefighters including Fire Chief Dean Naatz (center) monitor the situation as fire departments from around the area battle a blaze that consumed The Bakery building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Bakery owner Greg Fristedt watches the scene unfold Tuesday morning as fire fighters battle a blaze that claimed the building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
A hot spot flames up in the upstairs of portion of The Bakery building Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
A Blooming Prairie fire fighter puts water on The Bakery as fire departments from around the are battle the blaze that claimed the building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Firefighters from Hollandale stand by as departments from the area battle a blaze that claimed The Bakery building in Blooming Prairie Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Blooming Prairie residents watch from Main Street as fire fighters battle a blaze Tuesday morning that claimed The Bakery building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
A Blooming Prairie firefighter watches from a near by rig as water is put on The Bakery building Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Water is dumped on The Bakery in January as fire departments from around the area battle a blaze that claimed the building. Herald file photo
Water is dumped on The Bakery Tuesday morning as fire departments from around the area battle a blaze that claimed the building. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Firefighters from Blooming Prairie and Geneva put water on The Bakery as departments from the area battle a Tuesday morning fire. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Fire crews from around the area battle a blaze that burned The Bakery in Blooming Prairie Tuesday morning. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
No injuries reported
Fire departments in and near Blooming Prairie were on scene Tuesday, working to extinguish a fire at The Bakery in Blooming Prairie.
According to the Blooming Prairie Police Department, a call came in at about 6:10 a.m. after an employee saw smoke coming from The Bakery, located at 345 West Main St.
Along with the BPPD and BPFD, fire departments from Hayfield, Owatonna, Geneva, Ellendale, Claremont and Hollandale responded to the scene.
“I’m in shock,” The Bakery owner Greg Fristedt told the Herald as he watched from across the street.
Also damaged was an apartment located on the second floor of the building. A gofundme page has been set up for the occupants, Sadie Burnett and Travis Marth, and can be found at www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-sadie-and-travis.
The State Fire Marshal was on scene to investigate.
No injuries were reported.
The Herald will provide more updates as they become available.
— Michael Stoll and Eric Johnson contributed to this story
