Red Cross Helping 8 Displaced After Maplewood Fire
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A family in the east Twin Cities metro is starting 2017 without a home after it was damaged in a fire Sunday afternoon.
According to the Maplewood Fire Chief, around 4 p.m. firefighters were called to a report of smoke at a residence on the 500 block of Larpenteur Avenue East.
Upon arrival, crews saw heavy smoke coming from the home. They were able to quell the smoke.
Preliminary investigation found the fire appeared to start in a ceiling fan in the bathroom. It then moved to the attic. The attic sustained significant damage.
Authorities say eight people, four adults and four kids, were displaced as a result of the fire, and the American Red Cross is providing assistance to them.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.