Brooklyn Park Investigates Three-Alarm Apartment Fire

Brooklyn Park fire officials are trying to determine what caused a fire at the Autumn Ridge Apartments, located in the 8500 block of 63rd Ave. N. The fire occurred Monday at around 5 p.m. At least five different agencies responded to blaze that went to three alarms because of the tropical-like heat on Monday.

Autumn Ridge Apartment fire. Photo courtesy: Caleb Spike

Resident Bendu Saysay lives next door to where the fire started. She’s glad a Brooklyn Park police officer spotted the fire and alerted residents. She recalled the tense moments when others urged her to evacuate.

“Everybody come out, Everybody come out, there’s a fire in the building. So, when I came out, there was a huge fire close to me,” said resident Bendu Saysay.

“There was a police officer that was on another incident, and he actually noticed it and initiated a fire response right away,” said Brooklyn Park Fire Chief John Cunningham.

When crews got on the scene, they could see flames on the second and third-floor balcony, which quickly spread inside the units. Fire crews also used aerial trucks to put out the fire.

Photo courtesy: Caleb Spike

Fire crews also had to fight extreme heat. They rotated teams in and out of the hot weather. One firefighter was treated for heat-related issues.

No residents were hurt in the fire. However, several families are displaced. The Red Cross is providing assistance for those families.

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