North Minneapolis house fire injures 3 firefighters, displaces 2 residents
Three Minneapolis firefighters were checked for minor injuries after crews responded just after 4 p.m. on August 17 to a house fire on the 1200 block of Russell Avenue North in north Minneapolis.[1]
The home's two residents escaped unharmed, and the house was badly damaged and later boarded up.[1] The American Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents.[1]
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- Minneapolis Fire Department responded just after 4 p.m. on August 17 to a house fire on the 1200 block of Russell Avenue North.
- Three firefighters were checked for minor injuries at the scene; the home’s two residents escaped unharmed.
- The fire damaged the 1.5‑story single-family house badly enough that it was boarded up, and the Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents.
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August 18, 2026