By Adam Majewski
As of Wednesday night it has been confirmed that from yesterdays fire in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, 14 people have been injured. Six of whom remain to be in critical condition. All injured where transported to either Hennepin County Medical Center, or University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview.
As of yet Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel has stated they do not know if all the residents are accounted for. Christine Hill spokes person for HCMC has reported the 10 of the victims have been brought to their emergency room 3 of whom are in critical condition. A spokes person for Fairview, is unable to provide any information on the situation at this time.
No cause has been identified yet, as to what officially caused the fire, Stated Greg Nelson supervisor for the Minneapolis Emergency Communication Center(EMCC), but the building which housed two stories of apartments and a grocery store on the first floor is said to be a total loss.
Ahmed Muse, one of the five owners of the grocery store had arrived at the store at around 8 am, there was what he described as "An Electrical Shock" after which the police were called. When he went out to talk with the officers and explosion erupted on the second floor blowing out windows and glass on to Cedar Ave below. Police reported the fire at 8:16, said Nelson of MECC.
Flames came to peak at 20 feet up burning hot enough to eventually collapse the second and third stories of the building. Around a dozen fire trucks where on scene to fight the fire at 516 Cedar ave, with a "Defensive Attack" stated Nelson.
This primarily Somali neighborhood after many other tragedies this past year has given them just one more event to worry about, especially with the local mosque so close by.
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As of Wednesday night it has been confirmed that from yesterdays fire in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood, 14 people have been injured. Six of whom remain to be in critical condition. All injured where transported to either Hennepin County Medical Center, or University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview.
As of yet Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel has stated they do not know if all the residents are accounted for. Christine Hill spokes person for HCMC has reported the 10 of the victims have been brought to their emergency room 3 of whom are in critical condition. A spokes person for Fairview, is unable to provide any information on the situation at this time.
No cause has been identified yet, as to what officially caused the fire, Stated Greg Nelson supervisor for the Minneapolis Emergency Communication Center(EMCC), but the building which housed two stories of apartments and a grocery store on the first floor is said to be a total loss.
Ahmed Muse, one of the five owners of the grocery store had arrived at the store at around 8 am, there was what he described as "An Electrical Shock" after which the police were called. When he went out to talk with the officers and explosion erupted on the second floor blowing out windows and glass on to Cedar Ave below. Police reported the fire at 8:16, said Nelson of MECC.
Flames came to peak at 20 feet up burning hot enough to eventually collapse the second and third stories of the building. Around a dozen fire trucks where on scene to fight the fire at 516 Cedar ave, with a "Defensive Attack" stated Nelson.
This primarily Somali neighborhood after many other tragedies this past year has given them just one more event to worry about, especially with the local mosque so close by.
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