Minneapolis apartment fire injures firefighter, displaces residents near Elliot Park

The Brief

  • The Minneapolis Fire Department said one of its firefighters was injured after a fire at an apartment building near Elliot Park.
  • Firefighters responded to the fire in the 1000 block of Portland Avenue just before 10 a.m. on Saturday.
  • The fire displaced the residents of four apartment units, and the Red Cross is assisting.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) A Minneapolis firefighter was injured and multiple residents were displaced when a fire broke out at an apartment building near Elliot Park.

Apartment building fire in Minneapolis

What we know:

The Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) said its crews responded to the 1000 block of Portland Avenue just before 10 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a fire inside a 3-story apartment building.

Firefighters then found smoke and flames coming from windows on the third floor. The bulk of that fire was then found and extinguished.

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