South Dakota Mourns: Chief Firefighter Josh Kogels Brave Battle and Tragic Loss

UPDATE: The firefighter who tragically passed away while fighting a fire in Huron on Monday has been identified as Josh Kogel, who served as the chief firefighter in Cavour.

Kogel, aged 48, dedicated over 20 years of his life to firefighting and leaves behind two children and two stepchildren.

He experienced a medical emergency during the battle against Monday’s fire.

Unfortunately, three buildings at Hurd Alignment & Service were completely destroyed.

PREVIOUSLY: The Huron Fire Department faced extreme heat of 100 degrees while tackling a fire at a business along Highway 14 in Huron.

One firefighter sustained fatal injuries during the firefighting efforts.

Multiple emergency response teams were involved.

Due to a fire located west of town, NorthWestern Energy had to shut down the power supply at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron.

Thankfully, power has since been restored, though a few minor outages in nearby areas persist.

Eyewitnesses confirm that it was the Hurd Alignment building that was affected by the fire

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