An electrical problem in a truck started a fire last month in one of St. Cloud Fire Department’s
stations. Fire Chief Bill Mund said preliminary reports show the fire caused about $1 million in damage to
Station 3 and trucks inside. The department is still determining the amount of damage to some systems, which could affect that cost, he said.
A fire broke out about 6 a.m. Oct. 29 in Fire Station 3, 1201 University Drive SE. Units from Fire Stations 1, 2 and 5 are responding to calls in the area Fire Station 3 covers. But Mund said the department will use the city’s central maintenance building, at 1200-15th Ave. SE, during the three to six months it takes to repair
Station 3. That building is about two blocks from Station 3. The state fire marshal investigated the fire to avoid conflicts.
