Fire Wednesday morning at a multi-family home in south Minneapolis has sent three people to the hospital, authorities said.
The blaze broke out about 5:15 a.m. in the 3300 block of Bryant Avenue South, said Assistant Fire Chief Cherie Penn.
There was heavy fire on the first and second floors by the time fire crews arrived, Penn said, but firefighters "went in anyway" and rescued the occupants.
Flames jumped to a neighboring residential building, forcing its evacuation, she said.
As of 9 a.m., fire personnel remained on the scene to oversee demolition of the smoldering ruins.
The three victims were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. Penn had no information about their identities or the nature of the injuries.
There also was no immediate word on how the blaze started.
The Red Cross was called to the scene to assist with those displaced by the fire.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
