This browser does not support the Video element.
Woman dies in fire at low-income apartment
A woman died in a fire at a low-income apartment building in Robbinsdale Tuesday morning. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the details.
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A fire at a low-income apartment building in Robbinsdale left a woman dead early Tuesday morning, according to police.
What we know
Just before 5:20 a.m., authorities responded to a reported apartment fire on the 4300 block of Robbins Landing. At the scene, officers found smoke in the hallway coming from a third-floor unit. When officers opened the apartment door, there was a "black wall of smoke" and they were unable to enter the unit, explained Robbinsdale Police Capt. John Elder.
First responders started evacuating the rest of the building while firefighters worked to get the lone resident out of the smoke-filled unit. Despite life-saving measures, police said the woman died at the scene.
Elder explained the fire was contained to one unit, although several units sustained water damage. As of 7:20 a.m., fire crews remained at the scene to ventilate the building.
What we don't know
Authorities have not released the name of the victim or said what caused the fire.
Authorities say the people who lived in the apartment building are low-income and are either over the age of 61 or are disabled. It's unclear how many people were displaced as a result of the fire.
This is the first fire-related death in Robbinsdale in 2024.
This browser does not support the Video element.
Woman killed in Robbinsdale apartment fire [RAW]
Robbinsdale Police Capt. John Elder said a woman was killed in an apartment fire on the 4300 block of Robbins Landing early Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.