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Fridley Crews Battle Mobile Home Fire
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April 16 – Firefighters doused a mobile home fire around 10 p.m. Saturday night.
Firefighters were called to 1079 North Cir. NE. for a reported fire and police officers arrived to find smoke showing from the unit at the Fridley Terrace Mobile Home Park.
Crews stretched handlines from Engine 3 as flames started to erupt from the structure and Spring Lake Park – Blaine – Mounds View Fire crews were called on mutual aid.
The fire was knocked down in about 15 minutes.
Twin Cities Fire Wire will update this story when more information is available.
Fire Sweeps Through Hugo Warehouse
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April 16 – Several fire departments were called to a warehouse fire in Hugo on Saturday afternoon.
Hugo fire crews were called to Glamos Wire Products at 5561 152nd St. N. for an automatic fire alarm around 12:40 p.m. As units went enroute, dispatchers provide the update of smoke from a warehouse and then smoke and flames from the building.
A Hugo chief went on scene and reported heavy fire and smoke showing from a large one-story warehouse. Mutual aid was called from Forest Lake and White Bear Lake.
Forest Lake’s aerial platform was used with several handlines to contain the fire.
Twin Cities Fire Wire will update this story when more information is available.
Update: Officials Investigate Maple Grove Home Explosion
April 16 – We have an update on the explosion and fire that destroyed a home in Maple Grove earlier today.
Units were dispatched to 94th Avenue and Saratgoa Lane around 7:15 a.m. Maple Grove stations 2 and 3, along with an engine from Osseo was alerted.
Chief 1 and Captain 31 arrived to find the wall on side-C blown out of the one-story home. Chief 1, Scott Anderson, said that the roof was sagging and flames were visible in the interior and through the roof of the structure.
Maple Grove Engine 31 laid a supply line and crews deployed a pre-connected Blitzfire to protect the neighboring homes. Crews also put 1 3/4-inch hoselines with Class A foam into operations.
Osseo Tanker 11 secured a second water supply at a nearby hydrant and additional hoselines were deployed to the C-side of the home.
Anderson said trees surrounding the property hampered the initial set up of Maple Grove Ladder 21, but once it was positioned, Osseo Tanker 11 supplied the ladder pipe operation.
The fire was knocked down and the adjoining home suffered very little damage. The initial home was destroyed by the blast and fire.
He believes it to be the result of a gas leak, but crews from the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s office, Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety and the Hennepin County Investigation team are on scene to investigate.
Eagan Gas Station Closed After Fire
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Eagan Fire Department Photo
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April 16 – A Eagan Holiday gas station will be closed today after an early-morning fire broke out in a storage room.
At 2:21 a.m. firefighters were dispatched for a report of smoke showing from the Holiday Gas Station at 3615 Pilot Knob Rd. As fire units were enroute, police arrived confirmed that smoke was issuing from the building.
The first fire unit on scene, Chief 4, reported heavy smoke from the one-story building. A second alarm was called, bringing resources from Eagan stations 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Engine 3 and Ladder 2 crews forced entry into the structure and located a working fire in the storage area in the rear of the building
Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott said that crews contained the fire to the storage room, but the building suffered significant smoke and water damage. The business would not be able to reopen on Saturday, he said.
The business was closed when the fire broke out the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Eagan Fire Marshal.
Assignment: Engines 1, 3 and 4 Ladders 1 and 2, Rescue 6, Support 2, Chiefs 1, 3, 4 and 5 and HealthEast Ambulance
Maple Grove Home Destroyed in Blast
April 16 – An early morning explosion rocked a Maple Grove neighborhood and destroyed a home.
Around 7:15 a.m. Maple Grove fire crews were called to the 9400 block of Saratoga Lane for an explosion and fire. They arrived to find flames and smoke from the one-story dwelling, which suffered extensive damaged.
Maple Grove Fire Chief Scott Anderson told KSTP-TV that incident was caused by a gas leak in the vacant home.
Twin Cities Fire Wire will have more information when it is made available.
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