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Semi Rolls into Little Canada Holding Pond, Driver Jumps from Rig

February 9, 2013 · TCFW

Feb. 5 – The driver of a tractor trailer jumped from his vehicle as it rolled down an embankment in Little Canada Tuesday night. The crash happened on eastbound Interstate 694 at the Interstate 35E interchange shortly after 6 p.m. Little Canada and Vadnais Heights crews were dispatched at 6:13 p.m. and Little Canada Chiefs [...]

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Oakdale Crew Douses Couch Fire with Extinguisher

February 3, 2013 · TCFW

Feb. 1 – Personnel from Oakdale contained a couch fire with an extinguisher when they responded to a suicide threat on Friday. Ambulance 7200 arrived at the fire standby around 4 p.m. as officers pulled the woman from second floor of a fourplex in the 4800 block of Grenwich Trail N. They donned their gear [...]

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Eagan Responds to Fatal Fire and Rollover Sunday

January 20, 2013 · TCFW

Jan. 20 – Eight hours after Eagan firefighters were called to a fatal dwelling fire, they were dispatched to a rollover crash that claimed the life of a 66-year-old man on Sunday. About 6:20 a.m., Engine 5 and Ladder 2 arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from all openings of one unit of [...]

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Maple Grove Crews Make Quick Knock on Bedroom Fire

January 11, 2013 · TCFW

 Jan. 10 – A two-alarm fire damaged a home in Maple Grove Thursday. Crews from Maple Grove Stations 1 and 5 were dispatched to a house fire at 6840 Empire Ln. at 2:55 p.m. The duty crew, staffing Engine 12, and Chief 5 went enroute immediately. Police officers at 2:57 and reported heavy black smoke [...]

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Ashes May Have Started Edina Fire

January 5, 2013 · TCFW

Jan. 5 – Fire officials believe that discarded ashes are to blame for a fire that damaged a garage and home in Edina early Saturday morning. At 12:15 p.m., Edina crews were called to 4200 W. 44th St. for a reported garage fire. Automatic aid was dispatched from Richfield and St. Louis Park fire departments. [...]

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Updated: Firefighters Find Deceased Man Inside N. Minneapolis Fire

November 3, 2012 · TCFW

New photos were added at 12 p.m. Nov. 2 – Firefighters found the body of a deceased man inside a home in Minneapolis Friday night. Engine 14 arrived to find smoke showing from home  at 3838 Humboldt Ave. N. around 8:20 p.m. According to posts on the Extra Alarm Association’s Facebook page, Engine 14 laid [...]

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Smoke Alarm Alerts Tenant to Arson Fire in Plymouth

October 24, 2012 · TCFW

Oct. 24 – A Plymouth fire official has said that a working smoke alarm saved the life of at least one occupant during a suspicious fire in an apartment building early Wednesday. Plymouth and West Metro fire crews were dispatched to an apartment and vehicle fire in 10500 block of 45th Street NW at 3:49 a.m. “When we arrived, [...]

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