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City of Edina 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Kaylin Eidsness, Senior Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-833-9537 Fax 952-826-0389 EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fire Damages Edina Duplex on Valley View Road
Edina, Minn., Feb. 27, 2017 – The Edina Fire-Rescue & Inspections Department was called to the 4200
block of Valley View Road at 5:29 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, after a resident called to report smoke coming from a
neighboring duplex.
Fire crews arrived to discover a working car fire in in the garage of a duplex. Fire crews were able to
extinguish the fire shortly after arrival. However, there was smoke, soot and minor fire damage to the garage.
The interior of the vehicle was entirely consumed by the fire. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire appears to have started from discarded smoking materials.
“Be very careful with discarded smoking materials,” said Fire Inspector Brian Hanrahan. “In 2014, wrongly
discarded smoking materials started more than 17,000 fires and killed more than 500 people in the United
States. Always properly dispose of smoking materials by either extinguishing them in a can of water or sand.”
Fire crews received assistance from the Richfield and St. Louis Park fire departments.
For more information about the Edina Fire-Rescue & Inspections Department, visit EdinaMN.gov/Fire or call
952-826-0330.
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