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Residents of St. Charles have marked
the one-year anniversary of a fire that destroyed the southeast
Minnesota town's largest private employer.

      Seventy firefighters from St. Charles and surrounding towns
battled the fire at meat processor North Star Foods on April 17,
2009. The fire forced the city's 3,500 residents to evacuate, but
only one firefighter had a minor injury and no one was killed.

      Saturday's commemoration at City Hall was low-key, which is the
way firefighters wanted it. Mayor Bill Spitzer says firefighters'
attitude is that they were just doing their jobs.

      Spitzer says firefighters from all departments "just did an
outstanding job."

      North Star Foods has decided not to rebuilt its plant in St.
Charles. The plant employed 250 people.
      
      
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Future unclear for workers of burned St. Charles plant

North Star Foods won't rebuild St. Charles plant

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Residents of St. Charles have marked
the one-year anniversary of a fire that destroyed the southeast
Minnesota town's largest private employer.


SE Minn. town marks plant fire anniversary

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