St. Paul encampment catches fire Wednesday morning, no injuries reported

By KSTP
Courtesy: St. Paul Fire Dept.

A homeless encampment in St. Paul caught fire Wednesday morning, burning a number of tents.

According to the St. Paul Fire Department, a fire started at an encampment behind the Mission-Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary due to a currently unknown cause.

Courtesy: St. Paul Fire Dept.
Courtesy: St. Paul Fire Dept.

Firefighters contained the fire and extinguished it quickly. The department said nearby train tracks were not damaged in the incident.

Courtesy: St. Paul Fire Dept.

A total of six tents were burned in the fire, but no injuries have been reported as of this publishing.