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Fire Damages Yankton Motel

Fire Damages Yankton Motel

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An early morning fire has heavily damaged a motel on Broadway in Yankton. The fire at the Colonial Inn was reported shortly after one this morning. Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles says there was a lot of fire visible when they arrived…

 

Nickles says they brought in heavy equipment to open up the rest of the building to get to the fire…

 

Nickles says they had a tough time getting to all the fire…

 

Nickles says there were no injuries, and the motel was unoccupied at the time of the fire. Fire units from Lesterville and Gayville assisted Yankton fire fighters.

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