Overview
- Minneapolis fire crews responded to an apartment on Harriet Avenue around 12:45 a.m. Friday and found a woman dead inside the second-floor unit where the fire started.
- Firefighters put out the flames before they reached other parts of the building after thick smoke filled the hallways.
- No other injuries were reported, and two residents were displaced by smoke and fire damage.
- The American Red Cross was called to help the displaced residents with emergency lodging and basic needs.
- The Hennepin County Medical Examiner will determine how the woman died as fire investigators work to find the fire’s cause.