Apartment fire under investigation in St. Paul

The cause of an apartment fire in St. Paul is under investigation Friday.

According to the St. Paul Fire Department, crews were called out at 12:39 a.m. Friday for a fire at 519 Jackson Street.

When they arrived, the department said a fire was located in the basement of the three-story building, and flames were quickly extinguished.

The department said no one was injured.

The fire department told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the fire appeared to have been set intentionally using food and rubbish.

The department also elaborated on its statement that similar fires had been located in the same spot. According to the St. Paul Fire Department, a person in the area, similar fires had been created in the area.

However, the department said they had not responded to any fire calls to the building since January 2024, theorizing that the fires had not spread into the building before and had been extinguished before fire departments arrived.