WCCO Radio:  100 Years

WCCO 100 Days - 1982 Thanksgiving Fire


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It's remembered as one of the largest fires in Minneapolis' history. On Thanksgiving Day, 1982, flames erupted from the vacant Donaldson's store in downtown Minneapolis. It spread quickly and eventually engulfed an entire block between Marquette and Nicollet Avenues. 

It's another of WCCO's 100 memorable days in 100 years. 

(A firefighter carries a hose between an ice-covered fire engine and burning buildings in downtown Minneapolis on Thanksgiving Day, 1982. Photo by LAYNE KENNEDY/Corbis via Getty Images.)

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