VIDEO: Grandstands burned down at Austin Minnesota Fairgrounds
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Posted: 02/03/2013
People in Austin, Minnesota were feeling the heat this weekend.
It was out with the old, for the condemned grandstands at the Mower County Fairgrounds.
The fire was used as a training session for the fire fighters.
The Austin Fire Department says burning down the grandstands will save the city more than 30-thousand dollars in removal.
City officials say they are looking to replace them in the future.
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