A male resident managed to exit the mobile home before responders arrived and told them that two women remained inside. Firefighters entered the burning residence and located both women, carrying them out and beginning life-saving efforts.

Ely Fire was dispatched to 254 North 5th Avenue East and first-arriving crews located a two-story, single-family home with smoke and flames visible from the rear of the structure.

Callers also reported hearing a loud noise resembling an explosion. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames visible on three sides of the home and located a woman outside lying near the street.

Minneapolis crews responded just after 5 p.m. Monday for reports of smoke in the apartment building on the 2500 block of Golden Valley Road.

Firefighters responded to the 7400 block of North Street just before midnight and arrived to find heavy flames coming from the rear of the house. The fire escalated to a second alarm, prompting additional resources from Hopkins.

Upon arrival, deputies found the home engulfed in flames. Fire crews worked to control the blaze and later discovered the two deceased individuals inside.