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2 Seniors Recovering After Minneapolis House Fire

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Two seniors are recovering after getting trapped in a house fire in North Minneapolis late Thursday.

The fire department told WCCO they had to rescue a 72-year-old disabled woman from the first floor, and an 89-year-old man from the second floor.

Crews rushed them to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

It's not clear what started the fire, which was along the 2300 block of Fremont Avenue North.

This is the fourth house fire in just three days.

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