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Created: December 17, 2020 07:37 PM
The city of St. Paul told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS there are more than 300 people living in homeless camps.
There is an urgent push to find shelter for those who need it as the cold weather starts and the risk of fire danger increases in the camps with the use of propane and wood fires becomes greater.
The St. Paul Fire Department also conducted an assessment of eight homeless encampments throughout the city after more than a dozen fires were reported. The SPFD’s report outlines numerous fire hazards at each homeless encampment.
The SPFD report said since late November, the Kellogg Boulevard encampment, between Wabasha and Minnesota Streets, has been the scene of 15 fire calls and 25 medical calls, with multiple fire hazards. The Mounds Boulevard encampment, near East 7th Street, had five fire calls, 12 medical calls and nearly a half-dozen fire hazards listed.
Created: December 18, 2020 07:29 AM
Friday, fire crews responded to an early-morning fire at a homeless encampment in St. Paul.
The fire happened around 2 a.m. near Cedar Street and Kellogg Boulevard.
Firefighters said multiple propane tanks exploded and about seven tents were affected. Firefighters reported the fire is under investigation, but said it appeared to be accidental and that investigators suspect the use of open flames for heating near easily combustible material as the fire s potential cause.
No one was hurt, firefighters said.
City officials said as many as 300 people currently need a place to stay and fire crews say temporary shelters present risks, with people packed into tents that can go up in flames quickly.