Mississippi
Inver Grove Heights firefighters battle blaze at Mississippi River marina
Officers in Inver Grove Heights say hearth broken two boats docked at a Mississippi River marina Tuesday evening — and a firefighter needed to be pulled out of the river after falling into the icy water.
Firefighters had been referred to as about 7 p.m. to a personal marina within the 6100 block of Doffing Avenue, on the west financial institution of the Mississippi River a few mile and a half south of Interstate 494.
They discovered a 50-foot boat engulfed in flames at a slip within the marina. The flames additionally unfold to a different adjoining boat. One firefighter fell into the 38-degree water on the scene and needed to be rescued however was unharmed.
Fireplace crews had been on the scene for greater than two hours and reported that each boats remained floating however had been badly broken. The reason for the hearth is underneath investigation.