Crime & Safety

Minneapolis Firefighters Rescue 2 Kids From Northeast House Fire

Both kids and an adult were taken to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. No one else was hurt.

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March 24, 2021

Firefighters rescued two children from a house fire Tuesday afternoon in northeast Minneapolis.

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The Minneapolis Fire Department say crews were called at about 3:13 p.m. to a residence on the 300 block of 20th Avenue Northeast in the Bottineau neighborhood and immediately began searching for the children. The fire captain found one of the kids on a stairway and carried them out, while the other child was found in a bedroom.

Both kids and an adult were taken to an area hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. No one else was hurt. MFD is still investigating the fire’s cause.

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