Resident Rescued From Large Fire In Maple Grove

MAPLE GROVE, MN — Maple Grove firefighters and police saved a resident in a wheelchair from a large fire early Sunday morning, according to officials.

Firefighters were called around 3:20 a.m. Sunday to a fire at a fourplex in the 9300 block of Juneau Lane North, near Lakeview Knolls Park, KSTP reports. Several residents evacuated the home before first responders arrived, but a resident in a wheelchair was still on a second-floor balcony, city officials said in a news release.

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Officers drove a police vehicle under the balcony and used it as a platform to reach the resident and move them to the ground where paramedics were waiting, officials said.

Three residents were treated for smoke inhalation during the fire, which displaced residents of two of the home’s four units, KSTP reports.

Officials said the fire started in the garage before spreading to the adjacent home. Maple Grove and Hennepin County officials were still investigating the fire as of Sunday afternoon.

Crews from Maple Grove and Osseo wrapping up overhaul at fire on Juneau Lane. pic.twitter.com/3n8vnwNs51
— Maple Grove Fire Rescue (@grove_fire) October 31, 2021