4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) WXXI News Rochester police continue investigation into Lake Ave house explosion The American Red Cross is assisting one person who had been living in a Lake Avenue house that exploded on Tuesday. Representatives from the Red Cross said it was…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (267+ words) A stretch of Lake Avenue in Rochester is closed Tuesday afternoon following an explosion and three-alarm fire that heavily damaged a home. Authorities said the explosion was reported around 12:15 p.m., followed by a fire at a three-story house that also impacted…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (387+ words) First, I would argue that Rochester isn't any more fire-prone than any other city. Maybe the Post Bulletin is just better at reporting the news than the newspaper from whence you came. We are the best daily newspaper in Minnesota,…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (105+ words) ROCHESTER — No one was injured in a house fire Sunday, March 8, 2026, in northwest Rochester, according to the Rochester Fire Department. Around 4:20 p.m., RFD was called to a structure fire at 5125 20th Ave. Lane NW. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (145+ words) Feb. 15—ROCHESTER — No one was injured after a kitchen fire in northwest Rochester on Saturday, Feb. 14, according to a news release from the Rochester Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 515 8th St. NW for a report of…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (216+ words) (ABC 6 News) — Rochester firefighters battled a structure fire on Saturday, Feb. 14, that caused significant damage to a home at 515 8th St. NW. A witness at the scene tells ABC 6 News two people and a dog live there. They also described seeing…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) ROCHESTER, Minn. — A small kitchen fire disrupted a home in the 2300 block of Ponderosa Drive Southwest on Monday. The Rochester Fire Department (RFD) responded to the incident around 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found the upstairs filled with smoke. Police officers…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (170+ words) Shed fire on North Walnut in Rochester on Jan. 21, 2026. ROCHESTER, Ill. (WAND) - A huge fire destroyed a large shed in Rochester Wednesday afternoon. The Rochster Fire Protection District was called out to North Walnut for a large shed building on fire....

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (154+ words) ROCHESTER, Ill. (WCIA) — Five fire departments and other law enforcement agencies responded to a shed fire in Rochester Wednesday afternoon. Rochester School District opening new wing of high school In a Facebook post, the Rochester Fire Protection District said its crews…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (122+ words) Jan. 16—ROCHESTER — The Southern Minnesota Medical Examiner's Office has named the two people who died in a Friday, Jan. 9, house fire in southwest Rochester. Duane Kari, 60, and Gregory Dison, 60, were pronounced dead at the scene of the fire at 822 Fox…...