MINOT — A truck fire inside the Westlie Truck Center early this morning was contained by the building’s
fire suppression system and crews from the Minot Fire Department.
The Minot Fire Department was dispatched to a general fire alarm at Westlie Truck Center at
1401 20th Ave. SE around 2:52 a.m.
The Minot Police Department arrived on scene prior to the Minot Fire Department and radioed
firefighters that smoke was showing from two sides of the building. Fire crews arrived on scene
and were met with a large volume of smoke inside the 45,000 square foot building. Crews made
entry into the building under limited visibility conditions and extinguished the fire. The building
did not sustain any structural damage.
The building’s fire suppression system was activated and contained the fire to the area of origin.
No one was inside the structure at the time of the fire. No injuries occurred during emergency
operations. The fire remains under investigation.
