Residents of a tri-plex apartment in South Minneapolis rushed from their homes as a fire started in a house in the 3700 block of 1st Avenue South late Friday night.

Eight adults and five children are without a home after a fire destroyed a triplex Friday night in south Minneapolis. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, crews were called to the building on the 3700 block of First Avenue South just before 11:30 p.

A tri-plex that caught fire Friday night displaced eight adults, five children and one cat. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, at 11:23 p.m., a fire was reported at 3712 1st Avenue South. The fire department said the tri-plex at that location caught fire after residents said an electrical cord exploded.