Feb 20, 2008 6:12 pm US/Central
Fire In Downtown Mpls. Destroys Popular Bar
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The fire started on the first floor and quickly spread through the building to the roof of the building.
CBS
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A two alarm fire broke out on Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008.
CBS
A fire broke out in a building in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday, destroying a popular downtown bar and the historic building it was in.
Firefighters were called to a commercial building near 12th and Washington Avenue South around 10:45 a.m. The building is behind Maxwell's Bar.
The fire started on the first floor and quickly spread through the building to the roof of the building.
Firefighters had to fight the fire from the outside because the roof started to collapse.
Authorities evacuated a business adjacent to the building on fire. About an hour after the fire started, the fire spread to the roof of the building that houses Maxwell's Bar.
A ladder was brought in for firefighters to try to help fight the fire from the roof of Maxwell's Bar, but the bar was destroyed.
Metro Transit buses were brought in to help keep civilians and firefighters warm. No injuries have been reported.
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