Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Louis Belanger and Policeman Frank LoPresti were killed when portions of a building that had caught fire collapsed.
They were assisting the fire department at the scene of the fire. They had just rescued several citizens from the building when a wall collapsed. Policeman LoPresti was crushed by falling bricks and killed. Policeman Belanger suffered a severe leg injury from the debris and died two days later after undergoing an operation to amputate one of his legs.
Policeman Belanger was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Policeman Belanger was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Belanger served with the Eveleth Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Eveleth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Belanger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Louis J. Belanger is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Eveleth Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis J. Belanger's cause is highlighted.
How Louis J. Belanger Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis J. Belanger is highlighted in Nov.
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