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St. Paul Firefighters Rescue 2 From Apartment Fire

Feb. 4 – While St. Paul firefighters were battling a kitchen fire on Monday afternoon, crews found two people unconscious and carried them out to safety. St. Paul firefighters were dispatched to the report of smoke coming from the window of on an apartment building in the 1800 block of E. Magnolia Avenue around 2:30 [...]

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Crews Stop Attached Garage Fire in Hugo

Feb. 3 – Firefighters from Hugo and White Bear lake battled a garage fire in Hugo Sunday afternoon, stopping the fire before it spread through the attached home. One firefighter was transported from the scene with minor burn injuries. Hugo units were called to the 4700 block of 122th Street for a lawn mower on fire [...]

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Updated: Firefighter Injured at Brooklyn Center Townhome Fire

Additional photos were posted Saturday morning. Jan. 4 – A firefighter was taken to the hospital following a three-alarm fire at a townhome complex in Brooklyn Center on Friday night. Crews from Brooklyn Center, with automatic aid from Brooklyn Park and Robbinsdale, were called to a reported structure fire at 7219 Perry Ct. E. around [...]

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Lightning Blames for Maple Grove Fire, Firefighter Injured

Oct. 23 – Two firefighters were injured at a Maple Grove house fire that was sparked by lightning Tuesday morning. Hennepin dispatchers dispatched Maple Grove Stations 4 and 5 at 6:09 a.m. when an occupant reported that their house was struck by lightning. Police officers arrived to find flames shooting from the roof of the dwelling in [...]

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St. Paul Firefighters Go Defensive on Stubborn Frogtown Blaze

Sept. 15 – St. Paul firefighters were pulled from a dwelling fire as intense flames spread throughout the home and into the attic in Frogtown on Saturday afternoon. About 4:15 p.m. units were dispatched to the 500 block of Kent Avenue N. for a reported dwelling fire. Dispatched advised Chief 2 that numerous calls were [...]

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New Updates: 5 Minneapolis Firefighters Injured as Blaze Guts Church

Additional photos were added at 1:30 a.m. Audio was added at 10:15 with new video. May 27 – Five firefighters were injured while battling a three-alarm church fire Sunday night. The blaze lit up the night sky over South Minneapolis as it  burned out of control for almost two hours before it was declared under [...]

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Updated: Wall Collapses at N. Minneapolis Blaze

We added 13 new photos and additional information to this post at 2 p.m. Sunday. April 28 – Several firefighters narrowly escaped a collapsing wall during a two-alarm fire that gutted a North Minneapolis building on Saturday. Engines 14 and 4, Ladder 10 and Chief 4 were sent to a report of smoke from a [...]

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