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Crash sparks car fire near Loring Park in Minneapolis

November 29, 2023 / 6:09 AM CST / CBS Minnesota

Car bursts into flames after crash near downtown Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS — A two-vehicle crash on the edge of downtown Minneapolis sparked a car fire overnight Wednesday.

It happened after 1 a.m. near Oak Grove Street and Lyndale Avenue, near Loring Park.

WCCO

One of the vehicles caught fire, and two ambulances were needed on the scene.

WCCO has reached out to Minneapolis police to learn more about what happened, and the conditions of the passengers involved.

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Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS Minnesota. A 21-year WCCO-TV veteran, Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the newsroom, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.