EVELETH, Minn. — Authorities say 8 people are without a home after a fire raged through a historic apartment building in northern Minnesota.
According to the Eveleth Fire Department, crews were sent to the 300 block of Grant Avenue just after 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Multiple nearby fire departments reported to the scene and used nearly two million gallons of water over the course of 12 hours trying to extinguish the blaze.
A decision was made to demolish the old building to keep flames from spreading to nearby structures.
Displaced residents are being assisted by the Red Cross, according to KARE affiliate KBJR.
Eveleth is located about an hour north and west of Duluth.
KARE 11 will update this story as more details are made available.
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