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12/30/2024 5:08:10 PM EDT
Downtown Brookings blaze destroys building

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A downtown Brookings business in the 300 block of Main Street caught fire Monday morning, with the call coming in at around 5:10 a.m., according to Brookings Police.



According to the Brookings Police Chief, no lives were lost in the fire, and there were no serious injuries.

KELOLAND’s Karlee Phillips arrived on-scene before 11:00 a.m. in Brookings to find the store collapsed into itself as responding agencies stood watch, the building still smoking.


KELOLAND’s Summer Raderschadt spoke with the BPD, who confirmed that the fire appeared to have started at Brost’s Fashions.


The Red Cross of South Dakota has also posted about the fire, calling it a “multi-family fire.”

Police say the multiple agencies are responding, and that as of 7:45 a.m., the fire is still burning.

This is a developing story. KELOLAND News has a reporter on-scene.

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I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.
12/30/2024 9:29:57 PM EDT
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Yeah, I gotta check and see how they are tomorrow. Hope they came out OK.
12/31/2024 9:51:28 PM EDT
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From the way it looks, I think we have lost The Exchange.
1/2/2025 1:00:22 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By pokey074:
From the way it looks, I think we have lost The Exchange.
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@pokey074

Why?  How bad is it?
I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.
1/2/2025 9:28:27 PM EDT
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It's bad. From what I've seen it looks like the building in between is a shell and will probably come down. Looks like a lot of water and smoke damage. I would bet their inventory is toast. Wouldn't be surprised if the building is as well. Might be a few businesses lost.
1/3/2025 10:56:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: pokey074][Edited] [#5]
Sign on the door says closed until further notice. Looks pretty bad in there.
1/8/2025 11:53:53 AM EDT
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Well, this is as good of news you can hope for given the circumstances.  Have a few great memories of skipping out of work and running up there and then over to Kjergaard's.  Hope they can keep their location downtown.
I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.
6/3/2025 4:27:26 PM EDT
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Anyone have any updates on where things stand?
I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.
6/3/2025 8:27:57 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Dissident:
Anyone have any updates on where things stand?
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They're working on it. The building next to them has to come down but apparently they shored up the shared wall enough to get the OK to work. According to their website they're hoping to reopen in the fall.

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