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Vehicle Crashes into Pole in S. Minneapolis

Aug. 25 – Police, fire and EMS units were called to a single vehicle crash in South Minneapolis Sunday night. Engine 12 was dispatched to E. 58th Street and 38th Avenue S. just after 8 p.m. and they arrived to find a vehicle that crashed into a phone pole. Firefighters and a Hennepin EMS crew [...]

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Crews Encounter Fire, Possible Hazmat Scene in Minneapolis

Aug. 5 – The Minneapolis hazardous materials team was called out after crews doused a fire and  discovered an unknown substance inside the building. Engine 21 arrived to find flames shooting from the vacant one-story building a 3333 41st Ave. S. around 9 p.m. They advised incoming units of exposure concerns on the B-side. The [...]

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Minneapolis Crew Passes Dwelling Fire, Radios it In

Aug. 5 – Firefighters reported a dwelling fire when they discovered smoke coming from a North Minneapolis home on Sunday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., Engine 14 radioed fire dispatchers that they had smoke coming from the eaves of a 1 1/2-story dwelling at 1601 Colfax Ave. N. and requested a full assignment. Upon investigation, crews [...]

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Minneapolis Dispatched to Vacant Duplex Fire

July 31  - Firefighters battled a suspicious fire at a North Minneapolis duplex Tuesday night. Units were dispatched to 1507 Queen Ave. N. just after 10 p.m. when multiple callers reported an explosion and fire. One neighbor told Twin Cities Fire Wire at the scene that she heard two loud explosions and then saw smoke [...]

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KSTP: Mpls. Station 6 Rescues 8 People Over Last Year

July 29 – In a report on KSTP-TV on Sunday night, they say firefighters from Station 6 are responsible for saving eight lives in the last year. The last four were rescued from a fatal house fire early Saturday morning. The firehouse, located at 121 E. 15th St., is home to Engine 6, Ladder 11, [...]

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Building Fire Reported Near Minneapolis Station 5

July 28 – Minneapolis firefighters had to breach a wall to access a smoky basement fire at a corner store Saturday. Crews were called to More Value Food & Deli at 2747 Bloomington Ave. S. just before 5 p.m. for smoke in the building. Engine 5, stationed just a block away, arrived to find smoke [...]

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Minneapolis Blaze Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured

July 28 – Four people were injured and one person was killed as flames swept through a South Minneapolis home early Saturday morning. The fire reached three alarms. Crews were dispatched at 4:37 a.m. for a structure fire at 2812 1st Ave. S. They encountered heavy fire issuing from the front and smoke filling the 2 [...]

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