Fire destroys a Perkins in New Ulm

Author:
BMTN Staff
Updated:
Mar 8, 2018
Original:
Apr 17, 2016

No one was injured in a fire at the Perkins in New Ulm on Sunday afternoon, according to the New Ulm Fire Department's Facebook page.

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General Manager Bobbi Fuhr told KNUJ that a customer noticed smoke outside the building as he was coming in. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

After the evacuation of about 100 people, it took nearly 35 firefighters to battle the blaze, reported KEYC.

The building was in the middle of being remodeled, and the fire leaves its future in doubt, said the Mankato Free Press.

The outlet also reported that the fire is another loss for the town that recently experienced the closing of businesses like a Target and a local breakfast joint.

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The controversy over Chammy the horse in New Ulm has been settled. The horse is a well-known attraction for many around town, beloved by some neighbors but a nuisance to others. The city had cited the horse's owners for excessive manure and threatened to evict the animal. But at a spirited city council meeting Tuesday, it was decided the horse can stay as long as the manure problem is solved.

The Kraft plant in New Ulm will lose about 90 jobs under a restructuring plan that includes a $25 million investment in new equipment and infrastructure. Company officials say the plan could result in the loss of 80 full-time hourly positions and 10 salaried positions. Kraft has been in New Ulm since 1955 and employs 555 people at the plant.

Fortunately, the house was vacant.

It looked more like the wrath of a tornado had struck New Ulm, but it was a frightening burst of strong winds that shattered car windows and snapped poles.

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