At 9:58 p.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010, a passing motorist noticed a truck on fire at 700 West 5th Street in Grand Marais. The Grand Marais Fire Department and Cook County Ambulance were paged and were on the scene by 10:06 p.m. However, the truck’s owner, Jeffrey Alan Liljestrand, Jr. had nearly extinguished the blaze.
The fire department assisted in making sure the fire was out. Emergency responders were clear from the scene by 10:32 p.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Little damage was done to the pick-up, however there was significant damage to a number of tools.
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