St. Paul Firefighters Battle Fire, Ice In Early Hours

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Firefighters in St. Paul battled flames and ice while trying to quell a house fire early Thursday morning.

The St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said early Friday morning a 911 caller reported a house on fire on the 700 block of 4th Street E.

Upon arrival, firefighters arrived found the home engulfed in flames.

Zaccard said crews had to use a lot of water to put it out, and with subzero temperatures that meant a lot of ice on everything from the road to cars to their equipment.

No one was in the house at the time of the fire, and no one was hurt while trying to put the fire out.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.