Minneapolis fire crews battled numerous blazes across the city over the last 24 hours, with six fires requiring their attention.
According to a press release, the first fire was called into the department just before 4:30 a.m. Monday. A small fire had started outside Bethesda Baptist Church at 1119 8th Street South. Crews laid their lines and put the fire out before it spread inside the building, and no injuries were reported.
Around two hours later, another fire was reported at 1203 Knox Avenue North, in the Near North neighborhood. In a press release firefighters noted that this is a vacant building, and has had several previous fires. Crews set to work on a small fire burning on the back porch, and put it out without any problems. A search of the building showed it to be empty.