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Support for parents after house fire
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Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · St. Paul, MN
Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.
More from Marcus →Managing Editor · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM · 1 min read
× Watch Now: EYEWITNESS NEWS at Noon on 45TV Crews battle flames, large plume of smoke at St. Cloud solar panel farm Emily Baude KSTP 22 minutes ago (Credit: St. Cloud Fire Department) St. Cloud fire crews were called to a solar panel farm at a wastewater treatment plant Friday morning after a transformer caught fire. Fire crews worked for several hours to put out the fire at the Saint Cloud Nutrient, Energy, and Water (NEW) Recovery Facility, starting around 9 a.m., and continuing to extinguish smoke and hot spots until at least 11:45 a.m. CHOPPER 5 flew over the scene and saw crews among hundreds of solar panels working to fully extinguish the transformer fire. No one was injured, the fire department said. The Office of the St. Cloud Fire Marshal is investigating. Message Reddit Facebook Threads Messenger WhatsApp Copy Link Email Print X Share
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