– Two people died and another person was hospitalized after a fire at a South St. Paul home Tuesday night, according to authorities.
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Police Chief William Messerich says firefighters and other first responders saw flames coming from the back of the house upon arriving at the scene.
When they made their way inside the home they faced intense heat and smoke. A five-year-old boy was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A family friend told Fox 9 two parents live in the house with two small children, but the victims’ identities haven’t been released.
Firefighters found three victims in the house, which is just south of the Southview Boulevard commercial area. “He’s a nice guy, nice fellow, him and his wife”.
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The leading causes of fires in Minnesota are cooking, heating and open flame, when compared with all known fire causes, the State Fire Marshal’s 2013 report notes, with 51 percent of fires starting in the kitchen.
