Park Rapids, MN - Fire damages Park Rapids movie theater

posted by ThrHistoricalSociety on July 25, 2017 at 6:47 am

From Valley News Live: Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at a well known classic movie theater in the Valley.

According to reports the marquee sign at the Park Theater in downtown Park Rapids caught fire Monday night.

The fire started about 7:00 p.m. and the Park Rapids Fire Department posted on Facebook for people to give them room on the busy street so they could do their job.

About two dozen people were in the theater at the time, everyone made it out safely.

Story link: http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Fire-damages-Park-Rapids-movie-theater-436502363.html

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