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Firefighters rescue child, adult from apartment fire in north Minneapolis

Firefighters rescue child, adult from apartment fire in north Minneapolis
Firefighters rescue child, adult from apartment fire in north Minneapolis 00:27

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis firefighters rescued two people from a three-story apartment building overnight.

The city's fire department said an adult and child were in a top floor unit in a building on the 3500 block of Penn Avenue North when crews arrived just before 12:30 a.m.

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Both were treated for smoke inhalation, and a third person needed help for a heart-related issue. All three are doing better.

The Red Cross is helping about 20 residents displaced by the fire.

The fire department gave no word on how it started.  

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