Firefighters Battle 2 Early Morning Structure Fires in St. Paul
A SPFD fire rig on the scene of a garage fire on the 500 block of Thomas Ave. early Tuesday, May 4, 2021. PHOTO BY MN CRIME.
St. Paul firefighters responded to two structure fires within the city in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 4. Firefighters were dispatched to the first structure fire just before 1:30 a.m. A garage fire was reported on the 500 block of Thomas Ave. in the Frogtown neighborhood.
Chief 2 arrived on the fire and reported they had a fully involved two-car garage and had multiple exposures nearby that were also catching on fire. Chief 2 immediately added a full fire assignment and requested the balance, bringing a total of 8 fire trucks to battle the fire. Crews were able to extinguish the fire around 2:15 a.m. Arson investigators were requested due to the number of structures that had been damaged.
Shortly after 6:15 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to another structure fire on the 1300 block of Edgerton St. in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. Fire crews arrived and found a working fire inside the residence. Crews were able to knock the fire down quickly, but crews remained on scene past 8:00 a.m. to open walls and pull ceilings to check for extension into the attic space.
No injuries were reported as a result of either fire. The causes of the fires remain under investigation.
