Crews Battle Business Fire On St. Paul's Snelling Avenue
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Crews knocked down a fire Tuesday morning at a business in St. Paul.
The St. Paul Fire Department says firefighters responded around 1 a.m. to a building on the 1100 block of Snelling Avenue North, near the state fairgrounds.
Flames were coming from the roof when crews arrived at the scene. No one was in the building.
Firefighters responded to a commercial fire on the 1100 block of Snelling Ave N. at 1245 this AM. Crews arrived and found heavy fire coming through the roof of the building. Defensive operations were initiated and crews fought the fire from the exterior. pic.twitter.com/J5AUcVvqfL
— Saint Paul Fire Dept (@StPaulFireDept) April 14, 2020
It took 39 firefighters and seven vehicles to knock down the flames. No firefighters were hurt in the process.
The building was vacant at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation. 39 firefighters and 7 apparatus were on scene through mid morning extinguishing the fire. The building has been condemned for safety reasons and will be torn down today. pic.twitter.com/hwQxJJpWWx
— Saint Paul Fire Dept (@StPaulFireDept) April 14, 2020
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The building appears to belong to Phenom Designs. They posted about the loss on Instagram: