Minneapolis apartment fire deaths, search details provided by fire chief

Minneapolis officials offer apartment fire update

On Friday Minneapolis Fire Chief Brian Tyner offered updates on an apartment fire that killed two people, and put several others in the hospital. FOX 9’s Rob Olson recaps the latest.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Fire officials say they have now found a second body in the wreckage of a Minneapolis apartment fire that left four other people hospitalized, and two dead, earlier this week.

What we know about the fire

The fire happened on Tuesday night in the 1500 block of 11th Avenue South. The blaze left four people hospitalized, including a child, while several others had to be rescued from the burning four-story building.

Initially, firefighters did not report any deaths due to a roof collapse that prevented firefighters from searching the top floor.

The building was not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system.

First body discovered on Thursday

The Minneapolis Fire Department said it was notified around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday that someone living in the apartment building that had recently burned was unaccounted for.

Arson suspected in Mpls fire after 2 dead

Two people have been found dead in a burned Minneapolis apartment building that police not suspect was started by someone on purpose.

Crews returned to the building on Thursday and searched the fourth-floor unit where the resident lived. After digging through the debris from the collapsed roof, officials said they discovered the body of an elderly man.

Second body found

Later in the day, fire crews reported the discovery of a second body as search efforts continued. Firefighters said in an update on Thursday afternoon that the second body, an adult female, was also pulled from under rubble from the roof collapse.

Both fatal victims were found on the top floor, and in the same apartment.