Five Alarm Fire In Thor Destroys Historic Buildings

Firefighters from Eagle Grove joined firefighters from the neighboring communities of Goldfield, Vincent, Renwick, Humboldt, and Badger to assist the Thor Fire Department fighting a blaze that destroyed two historic buildings that once housed key businesses in the town of Thor.

“Tons of Manpower and tons of fire trucks,” Thor Fire Chief Kevin Olson told the Messenger’s Chad Thomspon, “It was something to see.” Olson, who leads a team of seven volunteer firefighters, remarked “We are a small department. We get wore out pretty quick. The cavalry showed up just in time.”