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Fire damages residence hall room at University of Northwestern

WCCO digital update: Morning of Feb. 8, 2023
WCCO digital update: Morning of Feb. 8, 2023 01:50

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Officials are investigating after a fire at a metro university damaged a residence hall Tuesday night.

The Roseville Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched shortly after 10:30 p.m. to the University of Northwestern residence hall on Eagle Drive.

Crews searched the building and discovered a fire burning on a third-floor kitchenette. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames, keeping the fire contained to one unit.

The fire department says no one was injured, but a resident room and an adjacent hallway sustained fire and smoke damage.

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