Family of Six Displaced in Brooklyn Center House Fire
An overnight fire in Brooklyn Center left a family of six without their home.
“There’s quite a bit of damage,” said Brooklyn Center Fire Chief Todd Berg. “There’s extensive damage to the house, to the garage, to two vehicles.”
While the family was displaced, no one was injured during the incident.
The fire department was dispatched to the house fire near 59th and Washburn at about 1 a.m. Thursday morning.
An overnight fire in Brooklyn Center left a family of six without their home.
Berg said the fire had engulfed much of the the home and spread to the garage when firefighters arrived.
There was also a downed powerline that had hit a van in the driveway and may have contributed to the fire.
It took about 45 minutes to get the fire under control, and firefighters were on the scene for about five hours.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The family is receiving support from the Red Cross and has posted fundraisers on GoFundMe and Meal Train.
