MOORHEAD — With marijuana now legal in Minnesota, more and more cannabis dispensaries and grow operations are popping up across the state.

The Red River Valley is no exception.

Questions about how safe they are were raised last week when one of those businesses in Mahnomen caught fire. Concerns of an explosion prompted evacuations.

The Moorhead Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Team had to respond to the call to help small-town volunteer fire departments, even though Mahnomen is more than an hour away.

"One run is not a trend," Deputy Chief Jamie Garvey of the Moorhead Fire Department said.

The Moorhead Fire Department does not believe the new cannabis facilities are a threat to local communities.

"To be honest, I would be more concerned with things that are traveling up and down

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