Woman Rescued From North Mpls. House Fire In Good Condition

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The 49-year-old woman hospitalized over the weekend following a north Minneapolis house fire is now in good condition.

The city's fire department announced Tuesday that hospital officials said the woman has responded well to treatment and that she could be released from the Hennepin County Medical Center as soon as next week.

The woman's name has yet to be released.

Firefighters rescued her early Sunday morning after the back porch of a home on 1001 James Ave. caught fire. The woman's condition was initially described by hospital personnel as serious.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.