1 dead in South St. Paul house fire

A person was killed and a home in South St. Paul was reduced to rubble following a reported explosion and fire Thursday morning. Officials said they were called to an explosion at a house at 1221 9th Avenue South around 6:18 a.m. Upon arrival, the house was fully engulfed in flames and neighboring homes had some fire damage, South Metro Fire Chief Mark Juelfs said.

South St. Paul house reduced to rubble [RAW]

SkyFOX was above the scene of a South St. Paul home that was destroyed in a fire. Few details have been confirmed, but officials have said the fire started in a home near the 900 block of Dale Street West around 6 a.m. SkyFOX flew over the home at 8:30 a.m. The house was reduced to mostly rubble, with a few exterior walls still standing.

House fire in South St. Paul [RAW]

Crews are battling a fire in South St. Paul on Thursday morning. Few details have been confirmed, but officials have said the fire started in a home near the 900 block of Dale Street West around 6 a.m.