Second Fire in Four Months at Truman House Deemed ‘Accidental’

by BY JOSEPH KREISS Tribune Reporter
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Flames once again ripped through the home at 533 E 1st Street N in Truman Thursday evening, Sept. 12. Local fire officials say a generator being refueled with gasoline by the property owner inside the house started the new fire. Property owner Roger Carlson, Jr. was injured in the fire but refused medical treatment at the scene, according to fire officials. At this time, the blaze is deemed “accidental.”