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Broken Water Supply, Strong Winds Hamper Fridley Firefighters
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April 16 – We have an update on Saturday night’s manufactured home fire in Fridley. A car drove over the supply line as crews were slowed by high winds in battling the fire.
Firefighter’s were called to the scene at 1079 North Circle at 9:30 p.m. and when firefighter’s arrived they found the structure charged with smoke. The resident and his dog were not home when the fire broke out.
According to Fridley Fire Chief John Berg, crews ventilated windows on the B-side of the structure and deployed their hoselines through the front door on the A-side. Flames were then venting from the window on the B-side that was being fanned by a strong North wind.
“Conditions inside did not improve and the interior crew reported they were having difficulty advancing,” Berg said. A backup hoseline was positioned to protect the first crew.
As crews worked to find the seat of the fire, a car ran over the supply line. The hoseline broke at the coupling.
Berg said crews were then pulled out and extinguished the fire from the exterior. A total of three 1 3/4-inch hoselines were placed into operation and the new Tetra KO firefighting gel was used with the first 500 gallons of tank water.
The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental and crews are still working to pinpoint the exact cause.
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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.
Video: Blaine Mobile Home Fire Claims 1 Life
April 10 – An early-morning fire that gutted a mobile home claimed the life of a man inside the structure.
Spring Lake Park – Blaine – Mounds View firefighters were called to the 9100 block of St. Petersburg Street NE around 2 a.m.
They found the structure fully involved.
Fire Guts Otsego Mobile Home
March 13 – Two residents escaped a fire that gutted a Otsego mobile home Sunday morning.
Firefighters were called to the 14500 block of 83rd Street NE around 8 a.m., according to WCCO-TV.
Firefighters from Elk River and Rogers were called to assist at the scene.
Click here for a photo of the fire from the Star News.
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