Man Dies From Injuries Following St. Paul Apartment Fire

St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) – One of the three people injured in an apartment building fire in St. Paul on Tuesday has died.

The Saint Paul Police Department today identified the victim as 73-year-old James Sparks. He and two other people were transported to Regions Hospital after the St. Paul Fire Department responded to a fire in an apartment around 2:15 PM Tuesday.

Officials say the fire was put out quickly and two of the injured people were found in the residence where the fire started. It’s unclear if the victim was among them.

Investigators have not released information concerning the cause of the fire.

Firefighters were dispatched to the report of an apartment fire at 2:15 on the 1300 block of Ames Ave. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and removed 2 patients from the apartment of origin. 3 patients were transported to a local hospital. The fire is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/LI14IEW0Q1

— Saint Paul Fire Dept (@StPaulFireDept) March 1, 2022

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