VIDEO: Seventeen adults and seven children have been displaced by a south Minneapolis apartment fire, which crews battled for several hours on Monday afternoon, officials said. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department dashboard, at least nine different crews responded around 1:51 p.m. to the blaze, which was reported to be on the 2500 block of Portland Avenue in the Phillips West neighborhood.
Firefighters initially saw smoke coming out of the third floor of the three-story apartment, according to Minneapolis Interim Fire Chief Melanie Rucker. They later found flames in the attic.
Officials said crews were at the scene “well into the evening” to put out hot spots. The building has since been determined to be uninhabitable.
