Official account for the Bloomington, MN Fire Department. This account is not monitored for emergency response. To report an emergency at any time, call 911.
Serious injury crash causing significant delays on 35W northbound near West 82nd St. Avoid 35W in Bloomington for the next couple hours. Current time 4:45 pm.
Structure Fire early this morning - 8300 block of West Bush Lake Road. Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from an attached garage, with extension to the home. One firefighter was evaluated, and the cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 107XX block of Morgan Cir. Detached garage fire has been knocked down. The fire was contained to the garage, with no extension to the adjacent home. No injuries, and the cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 5200 block of West 102nd St. BFD crews contained the fire at an apartment building involving decks on two units. No injuries and the cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 10300 block of Devonshire Circle. Crews have hose lines deployed on a large 3-story apartment building. Fire has been contained to a first floor unit. Crews are ventilating smoke from the building. No injuries and cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 700 block of American Blvd W. Fire in a 5 story apartment building. Fire contained to unit of origin by fire sprinkler suppression system. Smoke and water damage to several floors. No injuries and cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 6900 block of Kenmare Drive. Fire in the attic of a large home. Crews from BFD and Burnsville FD contained this fire to the area of origin. This fire and the structure fire on Drew occurred simultaneously. No injuries and the cause is under investigation.
Structure Fire- 9900 Drew Ave. Fire on the first floor of a 3-story apartment building. Fire contained to unit of origin but smoke throughout the building. 2nd alarm called for more resources. No injuries and cause is under investigation.
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Structure Fire- 3700 block of Baillif Place. Small detached garage fully involved upon arrival quickly knocked down by BFD crews. Fire contained to the garage with minor heat damage to the adjacent homes. No injuries and cause is under investigation.
The fire is out and crews are starting to pick up. The fire was contained to the 3rd floor and parts of the attic. Several occupants had to be rescued from balconies. We are in the process of evaluating if the building can be reoccupied.
Structure Fire- 9700 Grand Ave. Fire in a large 3-story apartment building. 2nd alarm struck with several rescues from 3rd floor balconies taking place. Updates to follow.
Structure Fire- 4000 block of Heritage Hills Drive. Fire in a 3rd floor unit of a 3-story apartment building. Fire contained to the 3rd floor unit. Two civilians with minor injuries treated at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Natural Gas leak on W. 102nd Street between Johnson Ave and Little Road. The road has been closed in this area until repairs are made. It may be 2-3 hours before the road is reopened which may impact school traffic for Jefferson High School and Olson middle/elementary schools.
Traffic Alert: A semi-truck rollover has occurred on the ramp from southbound Hwy 169 to eastbound I-494. Crews are on scene, and the vehicle is leaking fluids. No injuries have been reported. The ramp will be closed until crews clear the crash.
Structure Fire- 3200 block of West 90th. 2nd alarm house fire. Several BFD crews along with mutual aid crews contained this fire. No injuries and the cause is under investigation.