Politics & Government

House Burns Next Door to Ward 10 City Council Member Meg Tuthill's Home

No one was hurt in the two-alarm fire, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department.

A two-alarm fire next door to the residence of Ward 10 City Council Member Meg Tuthill damaged a home in the 2400 block of Bryant Avenue S. Monday.

Tuthill represents the Uptown area as well as about 20 residential blocks south of 36th Avenue S. between Lyndale and Dupont avenues.

See aerial video of the fire above or at KARE11.com.

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The Southwest Journal reported Meg Tuthill lives next door to the the fire:

Tuthill said she was at City Hall when the fire broke out. When she heard about it, she rushed to the scene, Tuthill said. 

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The fire did not damage her home, Tuthill said. 

"It smells like hell, but I'm just glad the kids are OK," she said.

Read the full article at swjournal.com.

At 2 p.m., the Minneapolis Police Department issued the following information:

2416 Bryant Ave South – 2 Alarm Fire

BACKGROUND – Fire crews arrived to heavy fire showing from the second and third floors of a three story house. Fire crews made an initial interior attack but had to be evacuated due to the volume of fire, which is the reason the second alarm was called. They fought the fire from the exterior for a short period of time then re-entered the building to completely extinguish the fire. No one was home at the time. No firefighters or civilians were injured during this incident.

  • Called received at 12:03 p.m.
  • 2-alarm called at 12:19 p.m.

The fire is under investigation.

Fire crews are still on scene at the time of this e-mail. Further updates will be forwarded when available.

Tuthill lost an endorsement battle at the Ward 10 DFL Party convention on Saturday.


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