Explosion, Fire in Cedar-Riverside Minneapolis. 14 injured. EXTENDED PHOTOS.

Extensive photojournalistic photography, was provided by Minneapolis Unlocked community.

Photo by C. Reed

About 50 Minneapolis firefighters and several rigs were called to the scene after the fire was first reported at 8:16 AM, and battled the flames for three hours in sub-zero temperatures. PIONEER PRESS PHOTOS





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Horrible Crash on I-94 in North Minneapolis. 3 Dead.

A horrible accident on interstate 94 on North Minneapolis.

Minneapolis Apartment Fire. Live cam via MDOT

A fire has broken out at a Minneapolis apartment. RIGHT NOW, MDOT Traffic cams are capturing a view of the huge moon behind a firefighter ladder truck battling the blaze.
The fire broke out at The St. George Apartments complex on 17th Street East near 2nd Avenue South. The fire was called into authorities at about 2 a.m. The fire began in a ground-floor corner, but spread quickly through all floors. Crews said the flames spread up and out. The St. George Apartments complex has 32 units, and was built in 1919.

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Watch it LIVE at the above link. It's still burning strong at 6:50am.

Here's what it looked like Earlier.

Teenage Train Hopping Ends in Death

A northeast Minneapolis teenager has died in an accident hopping trains with 2 friends. The body of 15 year old Chris Hanson was found along the railroad tracks near 14th Avenue Northeast and Filmore Street in Minneapolis Thursday night.

Growing up in Northeast, I used to hop trains to school along that very same rail.. All respects and prayers go out to his family. Hundreds of people gathered in a vigil last night to honor his memory.

Train Jumping Death Memorial in N. Mpls: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com

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