The Brief
- The Minneapolis Fire Department extinguished flames at a vacant home in north Minneapolis.
- One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion and another was treated at the scene for a minor burn.
- No one was found inside the home despite evidence of unsheltered people occupying it, the department said.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and another was treated for a minor burn after both responded to a fire at a vacant home in north Minneapolis.
North Minneapolis fire at vacant home
What we know:
The Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) said its crews responded to a fire at a vacant home in the 2600 block of 4th Street North in north Minneapolis at about 7:30 p.m.
Firefighters then found flames coming from the back of the second floor and the roof of a boarded-up, multi-unit home. …