Two firefighters injured while battling blaze in St. Paul

They were among four dozen firefighters who were called to the home on the city's East Side.

October 26, 2019 at 9:49PM
St. Paul Fire Department photo: Firefighters at the scene of a house fire Saturday.
Firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday on the East Side. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

St. Paul firefighters spent several hours trying to extinguish a house fire on St. Paul's East Side Saturday morning.

Four dozen firefighters responded to the fire just after 7 a.m. in the 1000 block of Bush Avenue, the department said. The house is just around the corner from the department's Station 7.

Two firefighters were injured battling the blaze.

The department said the fire appears to have been an accident, but remains under investigation.

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