Delano Herald Journal

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LP fire dept. wants GBP elevator removed



Lester Prairie Fire Department gave the city council a
formal request to do something about the grain elevator at Central Avenue
and Juniper Street last Monday.

Members of the department and others at the meeting requested
the city council order GBP to tear down the elevator.

In a letter to the council, city Fire Marshal Wally Dibb
wrote the building has open areas in the sidewall and roof due to partial
demolition eight months ago.

“This makes it potentially a high risk for trespassing
and for fire,” Dibb said.

Dibb’s letter further stated that “a fire in a building
of this size and height would be very hard to control. To further hinder
the control of a fire, the wall and roof have been opened up, completely
destroying any type of internal fire control.

“If a building of this size were to burn, it would
create a very high risk exposure to the surrounding buildings . . . There
would also be the extreme risks . . . the fire department would take in
fighting the fire and protecting (the surrounding buildings and power lines.)

A copy of this letter was also sent to the state fire marshal.

Council Member Stan Ehrke said the first step should be
to write GBP a letter. Council Member Kay Jepson agreed, but added the letter
should be delivered in person.

Mlynar said he would deliver the letter. Jepson said she
would write it.

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