VIRGINIA â Black smoke rose from downtown Virginia late Friday morning as crews battled a fire in the upper floor of a building between two longtime businesses in the city.
Multiple fire departments responded to the fire around 10:55 a.m. between Pepâs Bake Shop and Rocks The Jewelers on the 300 block of Chestnut Street.
Firefighters attempted to reach the fire from the inside but safety concerns halted those plans.
Flames roared through the top of the building, evacuating nearby businesses and closing off a block of downtown Virginia as crews fought the blaze and bystanders took photos, videos and provided water bottles to first responders.
Man found dead with gunshot wound at scene of downtown Minneapolis car crash
Preliminary MPD investigations indicate the other people in the car were trying to get the man to Hennepin County Medical Center.
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A man was found dead with a gunshot wound at the site of a car crash in downtown Minneapolis early Sunday morning.
According to the Minneapolis Police Department, officers, along with the Minneapolis Fire Department, responded to a report of a crash at 2:37 a.m. Sunday. The incident occurred at 6th Street and 4th Avenue in downtown Minneapolis.
Officers located three people in one of the vehicles, including a man who appeared to be trapped in the backseat.
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Fire fighters practice entering a burning house and extinguishing an interior fire during live fire training exercises Saturday in Chisholm.
Mark Sauer
Fire fighters practice the proper way to enter a burning house during a series of real life training situations Saturday. The Chisholm Fire Department was given the condemned house to use for training.
Mark Sauer
Chisholm fire fighters use a hose to knock down a small blaze that had spread farther than intended during a series of practice burns inside a condemned house in Chisholm Saturday.
Mark Sauer
Neighbors and community members watch as the Chisholm Fire Department burns down a condemned house that they were given for training Saturday afternoon.