Fire Destroys Alexander O’Neal’s Minnesota Apartment as Singer Is Treated and Released

Overview

• An early‑morning Dec. 5 fire in Burnsville forced Alexander O’Neal and his wife, Cynthia, from their third‑floor unit and sent both to the hospital.
• Cynthia O’Neal said she saw a “bubble of fire” on the cord to his oxygen machine before flames spread and the mattress ignited.
• Alexander burned his foot trying to stomp out flames, and the couple descended three flights of smoke‑filled stairs to reach an ambulance.
• Cynthia was examined and released, and Alexander underwent lung tests before being discharged later that day, according to the latest reports.
• Four apartments were destroyed and the couple’s home is uninhabitable, and officials have not yet determined the cause of the fire.