Virginia Fire Destroys $5,000 in Power Lines

By KBJR News 1

Virginia Fire Destroys $5,000 in Power Lines

February 1, 2012 Updated Feb 1, 2012 at 7:03 PM CDT

VIRGINIA, MN (Northland's NewsCenter)---Workers continue to clean up after a massive fire claimed four buildings nearly three weeks ago in Virginia.

The fire started in the warehouse storage unit for Grande's Ace Hardware in Virginia.

Flames were so hot, area power lines were damaged leaving several blocks without power for hours.

Several hundred feet of overhead power lines--about $5,00 worth, were destroyed.

"We've got about four linemen today working on replacing about 400 feet of three-phase high voltage lines," Greg French of Virginia Public Utilities said. "It'll take about four to five hours of their time."

Investigators continue to look into the cause of the fire.

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