Minneapolis, MN
One injured after leaping from burning vacant building in Minneapolis
One particular person jumped from the second flooring of a vacant Minneapolis constructing after a hearth broke out Saturday morning.
The Minneapolis Fireplace Division reported it was on the scene of the blaze on the 4-story boarded-up condominium constructing on the 2300 block of Lyndale Avenue South, which “a number of squatters” had been inside.
Fireplace crews evacuated the constructing because it switched to a “defensive fireplace assault,” however one particular person inside jumped from the second flooring. They had been taken to a hospital by ambulance and are in a steady situation.
At 8:30 a.m., the fireplace division mentioned it was nonetheless on the scene conducting a defensive assault utilizing two aerial water towers.
An earlier replace posted on Twitter famous that the roof had partially collapsed.