PRESS RELEASE: Hangar Fire Published Dec. 30, 2019 By Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- UPDATE: On Dec. 28, 2019, at approximately 5:15 p.m. local time, a fire broke out on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. The fire was extinguished on Dec. 29, 2019, at approximately 2:57 p.m. local time. The fire involved one unoccupied hangar which was used for overflow snow removal equipment and transient alert equipment. No other buildings were affected. No one was injured and the hangar did not have any personnel or aircraft inside. The cause of the fire is under investigation.