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Basement Fire Reported on Lake St. in Minneapolis

April 21 – Minneapolis firefighters responded to a smoky two-alarm fire on Lake Street Sunday morning. Companies were dispatched to the 300 block of East Lake Street about 6:30 a.m. for a fire alarm activation. Engine 17 arrived to find smoke showing from the two-story building with businesses on the first floor and apartments on [...]

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Minneapolis Firefighters Rescue Man from Kitchen Fire

March 30 – Firefighters who rescued an unconscious person while responding to a kitchen fire at a Northeast Minneapolis Saturday evening. Crews were called to the four-story apartment building in the 1000 block of Marshall Street NE around 6 p.m. for an apartment fire. Firefighters from Engine 2 found a fire in the kitchen of a [...]

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Updated: Stubborn Three-Alarm Fire Hits Edina Home

This story was updated and 20 new photos were added Wednesday morning. March 26 – Firefighters from around the west metro responded to a fire that swept through a large home in Edina Tuesday afternoon. Edina crews were called to the 5200 block of Green Farms Road shortly after 3 p.m. when a neighbor reported [...]

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Minneapolis Crews Rescue Residents, Pets from House Fire

Feb. 1 – Minneapolis firefighters rescued a couple and their pets from the roof of a burning dwelling early Friday morning. Engine 17 arrived to find heavy smoke showing from a two-story dwelling in the 3800 block of Elliot Avenue S. just after 2 a.m. They reported residents and pets trapped on the porch roof [...]

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Dozens of Firefighters Respond to S. Minneapolis Blaze

Jan. 24 – Firefighters from all around Minneapolis responded to an intense fire as it consumed a South Minneapolis pizza shop and rental business. Engine 27 arrived to find smoke showing from the one-story commercial building at 5340 Lyndale Ave. S. Two businesses, Beeks King of Pizza and Diamond Lake Rental, occupied the structure. According to [...]

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Updated: Fire Erupts on Roof of S. Minneapolis Business

Additional photos and detail were posted Sunday afternoon.   Jan. 19 – Minneapolis firefighters had to cut through roofing material to extinguish a small, but smoky fire at an automotive repair shop early Saturday. An initial assignment was dispatched to a report of smoke in a garage in the 5600 block of Cedar Avenue S. [...]

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Contents Fire Contained in Minneapolis Apartment

Jan. 17 – A fire in a Southeast Minneapolis apartment was contained with a pump can Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m. Engine 7 and Ladder 3 arrived to find nothing showing from a three-story apartment building in the 20 block of Arthur Ave. SE. Once inside, crews found contents on fire in a second [...]

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