1 Dead After Mpls. Apartment Fire

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Officials in Minneapolis say an apartment fire Thursday morning has left one person dead, marking the fourth fire fatality in the city this year.

The Minneapolis Fire Department said crews responded to the fire at an apartment at 48 Groveland Terrace shortly after 4 a.m. When crews got to the scene, they saw flames in a first-floor apartment.

After knocking down the fire, crews found a victim inside the affected apartment. An ambulance brought the victim to the Hennepin County Medical Center, where they later died.

The victim's name has not yet been released.

The apartment building was evacuated following the fire, but no other occupants were hurt.

The fire remains under investigation.