Minneapolis, MN
MFD clears scene of large fire in Minneapolis 36 hours later
The Minneapolis Fire Department said it had finished fire suppression operations and all crews and equipment had cleared from the scene of the large fire in northeast Minneapolis around 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday on the 1500 block of Central Avenue, near the railroad track.
Large fire burns 4 commercial buildings in Minneapolis
Firefighters faced a number of obstacles in trying to put out the fire, including obstacles in the way, such as power lines and locked gates and being far from fire hydrants.
By 5:38 a.m., four buildings had caught fire.
MFD said on Monday that all the structures on fire had collapsed.
Traffic on Central Avenue reopened after MFD cleared the scene, and BNSF railroad operations had returned to normal.
No one was hurt in the fire, and the burned properties were turned over to the owner and property manager, part of Hempel Real Estate. MFD said the property owner is responsible for the security and for tearing down the remnants of the buildings.
MPD is still working to determine the cause of the fire.