Flames and smoke can be seen billowing out of the Army Surplus building in downtown Sandpoint late Thursday evening. The building was a total loss, Sandpoint Fire officials said Friday.
July 6, 2024
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EMS, arson and park dominate year's news
From a financial crisis enveloping Bonner County EMS to at least one defective gate at Albeni Falls Dam to an arson fire that destroyed the Sandpoint Army Surplus store, 2024 had no shortage of news.
Woman charged in Army Surplus fire
Jennifer S. Meyer, 50, was identified as the suspect following a review of multiple hours of video of the fire at Sandpoint Army Surplus and "good old-fashioned police work, Sandpoint Police Chief Corey Coon said.
Army Surplus destroyed in fire
A longtime Sandpoint business was destroyed in a fire July 4, despite efforts by a multitude of firefighters who responded to the scene. The fire at the Army Surplus store was reported at about 10:15 p.m. Thursday, shortly after the fireworks show ended, with heavy smoke pouring from the gabled southern end of the building.