Crews battling fire at commercial building on East Franklin Avenue

Crews battling fire at commercial building on East Franklin Avenue By KSTP Minneapolis fire crews are working to put out a three-alarm fire on the 1400 block of East Franklin Avenue.Interim Fire Chief Melanie Rucker said during a press conference that the call came in for a fire at a commercial building at around 4 p.m. Sunday.She said crews found an unsecured door on the 13th Avenue side of the building and heavy fire in the center of the structure.Rucker noted that there were reports of possibly homeless people who set the fire and then ran out of the building; however, that is still under investigation by authorities.The back part of the building, along with parts of the roof, collapsed, as crews are working to keep it from spreading to neighboring buildings.Rucker said that two firefighters who evacuated from the building were brought to the hospital for minor burns and heat exhaustion. She added that they are both in stable condition.A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS photographer at the scene captured multiple fire trucks and heavy smoke coming from the building.This is a breaking news story. Check back for further updates.Like and follow KSTP-TV on FacebookFollow KSTP-TV on InstagramSubscribe to KSTP-TV’s YouTube channelFollow KSTP and set notification alerts on TwitterFollow KSTP-TV and set notification alerts on BlueskyFollow KSTP-TV on ThreadsFollow @KSTPNews on TikTok