Firefighters conduct controlled house burn
The Humboldt Fire Department conducted a controlled house burning exercise Saturday morning at 211 1st Ave. S., southeast of the Humboldt Family Aquatic Center.
The property has been purchased by Habitat for Humanity and will be the site of a new habitat home, the first in Humboldt in several years.
Humboldt firefighters conducted some mini-fires in the home and extinguished them to practice firefighter training skills before setting the entire home ablaze about 9:45 a.m. Saturday morning.
The home had been vacant for several years and was believed to be about 1910 construction.