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Fire Officials: No Injuries After Mpls. Apartment Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Firefighters quickly snuffed out an apartment fire Thursday evening on the city’s south side, the Minneapolis Fire Department says. Crews responded to fire at an apartment building...
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Good Question ‘Reply All’: Gas Meters, 3-Alarm Fires & Hat Tricks
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – This one came to us without a name, but it’s from someone who wanted to know: How do they read our gas meters? CenterPoint Energy media relations says 93 percent of meters are...
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Abandoned Minneapolis Home Damaged In Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities said a boarded up house in north Minneapolis caught fire overnight and suffered major damage. Fire crews were called to the 500 block of Knox Avenue North at about 1...
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Officials: 1 Firefighter Injured Battling Mpls. House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One firefighter was injured Thursday night when crews spent well over an hour fighting a three-alarm fire that spread through the walls and onto the root of a large home on Lake of...
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Firefighters Contain Smoky Parking Ramp Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A University of Minnesota Twin Cities spokesman says a smoky fire in a parking ramp on campus has been contained. Spokesman Matt Hodson says three vehicles ignited on the upper level...
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5 Children Dead In North Minneapolis House Fire
Read More: Neighbors React To Tragic Duplex Fire In N. Mpls. MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A father is grieving after losing five of his seven children to a fire that engulfed the top floors of a north...
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2 Children Still Critical After North Mpls. Duplex Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Two children remain in critical condition after a fire killed five of their siblings on Friday morning, and investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started in the...
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Good Question: Who Should Keep Fire Hydrants Clear Of Snow?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – With all of the snow and subzero temperatures this winter, several of you have wondered about how firefighters are able to use the hydrants when they need them. Jeff from Plymouth...
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Authorities ID 5 Children In Minneapolis Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities have released the names of five children who died in a north Minneapolis duplex fire last Friday. Crews were called just after 5 a.m. to the 2800 block of Colfax Avenue...
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Crews To Work All Night To Contain Mpls. Gas Leak
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Buildings and homes were evacuated as a precaution in south Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon after fire officials detected natural gas following a report of a leak. Workers at a...
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Minneapolis House Fire Ruled Accidental
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Firefighters rescued three people from a two-alarm fire at a Minneapolis group home Thursday evening. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, crews responded to a report of a...
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Mpls. FD: Fire Death Toll Highest In 35 Years
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A growing number of deadly fires in Minneapolis have officials preaching safety. Since the beginning of the year, 10 people, including five children, have died in fires in...
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Minneapolis Home Badly Damaged In Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities are on the scene of a large fire in Minneapolis Tuesday morning that has left a residence badly damaged. Crews were called to the area of 34th Street and Penn Avenue...
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2 Rescued After Boat Flips On Mississippi Near N. Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A man and a woman were rescued from the Mississippi River after their boat capsized Friday afternoon, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department. Crews were dispatched the area...
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House Fire Displaces 6 In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As many as six people are displaced Monday morning after a house fire in north Minneapolis. Crews were called to the 3900 block of Emerson Avenue North just after midnight on a...
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CO Scare Leads To Mpls. Apartment Evacuation
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A south Minneapolis apartment building was evacuated Thursday night due to elevated carbon monoxide levels. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, 12 – 20 people were...
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3 Hospitalized After Minneapolis House Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Three people were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a house fire Saturday morning in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Fire Department received a report of a fire on 35th...
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Angela Davis Is Living Healthier, Losing Weight With ‘Just The Basics’
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It wasn’t too long ago that WCCO anchor/reporter Angela Davis had chronic joint pain and needed medication to control her blood pressure. She was experiencing what many adults do:...
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Mudslide Causes Evacuation, Road Closures In Mpls.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mudslide in Minneapolis caused evacuations and road closures Thursday evening. Deputy Chief Todd White from the Minneapolis Fire Department says the mudslide was first reported...
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Entire Class Of Incoming Mpls. Firefighters Graduates
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Minneapolis Fire Department added 19 graduates to the force on Friday. Of those 19, 18 of them are military veterans. From ducking enemy fire in a war zone over-seas to putting...
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