Man in early-morning Bloomington house fire expected to be OK

A man was taken to the hospital early Friday as Bloomington firefighters responded to a house fire.

The fire happened just before 2 a.m. in the area of East 90th Street and 12th Avenue South.

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew at the scene reported the man was alert and talking while being loaded into the ambulance.

First responders told the 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew the man was the only person inside the home when the fire began. He is expected to be OK, they said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

9000 block of 12th Ave- House Fire. Crews from stations 1, 2 and 3 handled this fire. One civilian transported to local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Cause of fire is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/A5B4EPadS5

— Bloomington Fire (@BFD_MN) November 20, 2020