
Fire Engulfs Vehicles at Rochester Apartment Complex
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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A fire engulfed multiple vehicles and damaged the outside of an apartment building in Rochester Sunday evening.
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That’s according to a news release issued Sunday night by the Rochester Fire Department. Crews responded to the fire call shortly before 6:20 p.m.
The multi-vehicle fire broke out at the Andover Apartments in the 1900 block of 8 ½ St. Southeast.
Responding firefighters found two vehicles fully engulfed in flames and saw the fire spreading to a nearby apartment building.

Firefighters put out the vehicle fire and prevented it from further spreading to the building, officials say.
Crews then ensured the fire had not spread to the inside of the apartment, the news release says. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported.
The two engulfed vehicles suffered significant fire damage, the news release says. The fire slightly damaged a third vehicle and melted the siding of the apartment building.
The cause of the fire was not released. The Rochester Police Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance also responded to the scene.
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