Overview
- Fire crews reached a single-family home on the 400 block of Cook Avenue East around 12:44–12:45 a.m. and encountered heavy fire conditions.
- Firefighters brought the blaze under control and removed a man from a second-floor bathroom; he was in cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- Three men and one woman were displaced from the home and are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
- Investigators located a space heater near the reported area of origin, though the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
- Officials have not yet classified the death as a fire fatality, with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner to confirm the identity and official cause.