Fire Damages St. Paul Coffee Shop

Fire damages St. Paul coffee shop

Groundswell Midway owners are evaluating the damage and determining what comes next after an overnight fire in an apartment above the business.

Groundswell cafe in St. Paul temporarily closes after fire

The people who run a St. Paul cafe say they had “a surreal and pretty awful night watching our beloved business on fire.” Groundswell is on the first floor of a two-story building at Thomas and Hamline avenues in the Midway area with apartments above. The St. Paul fire department was dispatched about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday for a report of an apartment fire. A 911 caller said the building was full of smoke and all the occupants had escaped, accordi…

St. James the Greater, Hopewell, damaged by fire - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

A fire on Wednesday, May 14, caused extensive damage at St. James the Greater, Hopewell. Capt. Benjamin Gomes, the Hopewell fire marshal, ruled the cause of the fire an accident. Bishop Barry C. Knestout visited the parish May 15 and May 18. He shared this statement following the fire: Late [Wednesday] night, I received word that a fire had occurred at St. James the Greater Church in Hopewell. Firefighters worked quickly to control the blaze and…