Two Minneapolis Firefighters Make Risky Escape from Blaze

Two Minneapolis firefighters are safe after diving from a second story window to escape a burning home. CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO

It happened on the 3000 block of California St. NE in Minneapolis early just after Midnight Tuesday.

The Battalion Chief said the flames inside were too intense and firefighters were ordered out.

No one was injured, but the home is a total loss.

Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to other homes.

The Red Cross is helping the two families who lived in the home.

Ed. Note: Mookie and Family vacation every year near Minneapolis, and have adopted it as a second home. The firefighters in Minneapolis have been understaffed, under-appreciated, and generally passed over for the past decade. Their public reputation has been tarnished by layoffs and scandals. Several Minneapolis firefighters are friends of the Texas-Fire.com site and have always been there to help out the Mookie’s when necessary. This video is incredible and the Phillips family is glad that the two are not injured badly. The Minneapolis Fire Department is one of the finest in the Nation, and events like this often go overlooked in a city that protects a daytime population of over 1 million with 19 fire stations.