Fire sweeps through Minneapolis high-rise apartment building, leaving five dead and three others hospitalized.
Minneapolis firefighters leave after a deadly fire at a high-rise apartment building, in background, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, in Minneapolis.
Abdi Warsame, a City Council member who toured the floor that burned, expressed amazement that more people weren’t killed. The 24-story building caters to seniors and singles, meaning many older residents had to evacuate quickly down many floors.Three other people were injured and are being treated at local hospitals; their conditions weren’t immediately known. A firefighter suffered a minor injury.
“A very tragic night at the beginning of a holiday weekend,” Fruetel said. Mayor Jacob Frey, in a Facebook post in English and Somali, called the fire “devastating.”The building is part of a complex informally known as The Cedars. Minneapolis Public Housing Authority spokesman Jeff Horwich said Cedar High has 191 apartments, all one-bedroom or studio units.
Though the building sits in a heavily Somali section of Minneapolis, it’s a melting pot of newer arrivals in the city. When residents gathered after the fire for a meeting, organizers had to arrange Somali, Korean, Spanish and Aramaic interpreters.
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