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Frank & Amelia Take Intense Firefighting Test
Check Out The Gallery MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis Fire Department recently accepted applications for the first time since 2006. Since then, more than 2,000 people applied. It’s the first step...
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3 Rescued After Fire Spreads In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say two adults and a dog had to be rescued Wednesday morning after a fire that started at a vacant home in north Minneapolis spread to another occupied home. Crews...
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Professor Hopes New Glove Will Help Firefighters In The Dark
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Firefighters may have a new way to see in the dark, thanks to an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. It could let them see through smoke too. Lucy Dunne has put a...
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Minneapolis Firefighters Connecting With Local Somalis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minneapolis firefighter has found a creative way to deal with a challenge that the entire fire department is facing. Fire Captain Tracy Moore applied for a $20,000 grant geared...
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Man Rescued From Burning Home In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A homeowner had to be rescued after a fire consumed his house Tuesday morning on the north side of Minneapolis Tuesday morning. Crews responded to the 4800 block of Bryant Avenue...
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Fire Damages Minneapolis Recycling Facility
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities say a recycling facility in Minneapolis suffered significant damage and a nearby apartment building had to be evacuated after a large fire Tuesday morning. Crews...
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St. Paul Fire Dept. Presents Awards For Heroic Rescue Of Teen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — More than a dozen Twin Cities’ firefighters and medics received a prestigious award Tuesday for saving the life of a 17-year-old girl. The rescue happened at the end of January...
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Kids Rescued, 9 Hurt In Mpls. Apartment Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) – Nine people were injured during a fire in Minneapolis Saturday, a total authorities say could have been worse since there were more than 20 children and adults packed into the...
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NE Mpls. Cooking Fire Puts 1 In The Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One person is in the hospital after a cooking fire Saturday night in northeast Minneapolis. According to Minneapolis Fire officials, crews were called to 1011 Marshall St. NE at...
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Crews Knock Down House Fire In S. Mpls; No One Hurt
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Firefighters knocked down a house fire Monday afternoon on the city’s south side, authorities said. The Minneapolis Fire Department said that just after noon it received a call...
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Building Damaged By Fire Near ‘U’ Campus To Be Demolished
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A building near the University of Minnesota campus that was damaged in an overnight fire near the University of Minnesota campus will have to be demolished, authorities said. The...
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Man Falls From U of M Frat Balcony
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An 18-year-old man is in the hospital after falling from a second floor balcony on the University of Minnesota’s Frat Row. The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to Phi Kappa...
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Going Behind The Scenes With The Minneapolis Fire Department
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — We see a lot of fires on our newscast, and the one constant is the men and women suiting up, saving lives and putting out fires. Recently, the Minneapolis Fire Department invited...
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1 Firefighter Hurt, 15 Displaced In South Minneapolis Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said a firefighter was hurt and as many as nine adults and six children were displaced after a fire at a small apartment in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Fire...
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2 Adults, 2 Kids Safe After Minneapolis Home Catches Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said four people were able to get out safely after a home in north Minneapolis caught fire Friday morning. Authorities responded to the 2700 block of Morgan Avenue...
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14 Hospitalized For Burns, Broken Bones In Apt. Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – Authorities say more than a dozen people were taken to hospitals after a fire engulfed several apartments near downtown Minneapolis. WCCO talked with a family member of one of...
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Families Say 3 Still Unaccounted For After Apt. Fire
[Gallery: Fire At Cedar Ave. Apartments] MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A billowing fire engulfed a three-story building with several apartments in Minneapolis early New Year’s Day, sending 14 people to...
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Fire Officials: Body Pulled From Apt. Building
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Fire department officials say that a body has been pulled from the Minneapolis apartment building that went up in flames on New Year’s Day after an explosion. A press release...
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Crews Finish Search, Demolition At Site Of Apartment Complex Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — Crews finished demolishing the fire-charred ruins of an apartment building on Cedar Avenue near downtown Minneapolis Friday afternoon, just hours after pulling a second body...
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Third Person Dies In Mpls. Apartment Explosion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A third person has died after an explosion in a Minneapolis apartment building. Fire officials said Friday they believe they have accounted for all victims of Wednesday’s explosion...
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