Minnesota Firefighters Tackle SUV Fire

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Hutchinson Fire Dept.
    Hutchinson Minnesota Car Fire 10756026

    At 8 p.m. on July 31, the Hutchinson Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire on Highway 7, about two miles west of the city of Cedar Mills.

    The first arriving units reported that the full-sized sports utility vehicle was fully involved. The occupant was uninjured.

    A hoseline brought the fire under control.

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