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Fire destroys Minnesota trucking company’s headquarters, 8 semis

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Fire destroys Minnesota trucking company’s headquarters, 8 semis
Huls Brothers Trucking in St. Wendel Township, Minn., was destroyed by a fire on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Courtesy: Stearns County Sheriff's Office)

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — A trucking company’s headquarters and eight big rigs burned to the ground in Minnesota on Tuesday.

According to the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, the fire at Huls Brothers Trucking in St. Wendel Township resulted in a total loss of the property.

Authorities said an employee saw some coming from one of the trucks in the shop, so he ran to get a fire extinguisher. However, the smoke was too thick to safely go back inside the building.

The fire is under investigation by the Minnesota Fire Marshall.

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Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.

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Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
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