Second fatal house fire of year hits south Minneapolis
A man in his 60s was found dead Saturday afternoon after a fire tore through a single‑family home on 28th Avenue South in Minneapolis, marking the city’s second fire fatality of 2026. Minneapolis Fire Department crews arrived shortly after 1 p.m. to smoke coming from the home’s second floor and had to fight through heavy interior debris to reach the upper level, fully extinguishing the blaze in about 40 minutes. During their primary search they located the victim on the second floor; no other occupants were found, and Minneapolis Animal Care and Control took in a dog found outside. Assistant Chief Wes Van Vickle publicly thanked neighbors who warned firefighters that someone might still be inside and urged residents to regularly test smoke alarms and maintain fire extinguishers. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner is working to confirm the man’s identity and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, underscoring ongoing concerns about fire risk and cluttered homes in older south‑side housing.
📌 Key Facts
- Man in his 60s found dead on the second floor of a burning home on 28th Avenue South in Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon.
- Minneapolis Fire Department reports heavy debris inside the home and says it took about 40 minutes to knock down the fire.
- This is Minneapolis’s second fire fatality of the year; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner has not yet released the victim’s name and the cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
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