Car Strikes Gas Meter At NE Minneapolis Apartment Building, Starting Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — An apartment building in northeast Minneapolis was evacuated Monday morning as crews fought a fire caused by a car crash. The fire started around 5 a.m. at Broadway Street and...
View Article3 Families Displaced By Northeast Minneapolis Triplex Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A fire forced three Minneapolis families out of their homes Sunday. The Minneapolis Fire Department says crews were called to a triplex on the 600 block of Taylor Street Northeast...
View ArticleCrews Extinguish House Fire In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Crews in north Minneapolis extinguished a house fire early Thursday morning. Officials say firefighters began battling the fire around 6:20 a.m., at a one-and-a-half story...
View Article3 Kids, 4 Adults Displaced After Shed Fire Spreads To Minneapolis Home
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Seven people are displaced after a house fire Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis. The fire apparently started in a shed next to a home on the 3100 block of Upton Avenue North in the...
View ArticleDumpster Fire Spreads To Building On Franklin Ave. In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fire crews in Minneapolis responded to a dumpster fire that spread to a building Thursday morning. Crews responded to the 2100 block of East Franklin Avenue just before 5 a.m. No...
View ArticleFirefighters Hurt By Falling Porch During Minneapolis House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three firefighters were hurt Sunday evening when a porch partially collapsed on top of them during a house fire in south Minneapolis. Fire officials say it happened at about 5:14...
View ArticleMultiple Crews Battle Fire At Home In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Multiple crews have responded to a residential fire in North Minneapolis Thursday morning. The fire, according to crews, was at a 2 1/2 story duplex on the 3700 block of Knox...
View Article10 People Displaced After House Fire In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Seven adults and three children are without a home after a fire in north Minneapolis Wednesday morning. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, a single-family home on the...
View ArticleFirefighters Rescue Injured Woman From Cave Behind Frozen Minnehaha Falls
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman was rescued by firefighters Wednesday evening after slipping and falling into the cave behind the frozen Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Fire Department...
View ArticleCharges: Man Chasing Woman Rams Truck Into Minneapolis Fire Station,...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly rammed his pickup truck into a Minneapolis fire station Thursday night as firefighters were protecting a...
View Article‘We’re Here 24/7’: Minneapolis Firefighters Take Down Assault Suspect
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Firefighters from Minneapolis Fire Station Eight say quick thinking and teamwork helped them take down an assault suspect who had followed a woman looking for safety late Thursday...
View ArticleMan Charged With Ramming Firefighters In Domestic Incident Released From Custody
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Twin Cities man facing multiple felony charges for allegedly ramming a Minneapolis fire station with his pickup truck has been released from custody. Shawn Coates, 52, of...
View ArticleCrews Battle Flames At Minneapolis Homeless Encampment
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Crews battled a fire at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis early Friday morning. The Minneapolis Fire Department arrived at the 800 block of 5th Street North shortly after 3 a.m....
View Article‘It’s Pretty Heartbreaking’: Fire At Minneapolis Nonprofit House Of Charity...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The doors were boarded up at House of Charity’s Food Centre in downtown Minneapolis Thursday. Inside, the damage from a fire late that broke out Wednesday night is significant. A...
View ArticleVIDEO: Campus Bus Crashes Into Acadia Restaurant In Minneapolis’ West Bank
Originally published on March 15 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis staple is closed after a bus slammed through its walls. A University of Minnesota commuter shuttle crashed into the Acadia Tuesday...
View ArticleMinneapolis Gets $2M In Federal Funds For Sprinkler Systems In Public Housing...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Residents of high-rise apartments in Minneapolis public housing are going to be a lot more safe. Two-million dollars in federal funding will go toward installing sprinkler systems....
View ArticleRoad Closed As Crews Respond To Gas Leak In Southwest Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fire and utility crews responded to a large gas line leak in southwest Minneapolis Tuesday morning. The Minneapolis Fire Department said a gas line was breached near West Lake...
View ArticleFire Guts Historic Fort Snelling Officer’s Building
Originally published June 2 ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Fire gutted a historic building Thursday that’s part of Fort Snelling’s Upper Post. Minneapolis Fire Chief Bryan Tyner says multiple 911 calls about...
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