Boundary Creek Times, September 26, 2013

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Grand Forks City Hall was struck on Sept. 19 by fire. Grand Forks Fire Rescue responded to a call at approximately 5:30 a.m. and found the main floor of city hall engulfed in flames. “When I got here, about four minutes after the initial call, fire was visible through the front

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much water damage in the basement where many of the city’s historical documents are kept. “There’s a bit of water down there, but our guys were pretty sparse with their use of water,” he said. “I’ve been downstairs and it doesn’t look to my untrained eye—in terms of archival material—I’m not an expert by any stretch. It doesn’t

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