February 14, 2014

ST. PAUL, MN - Governor Mark Dayton released the following statement today following a residential fire in Minneapolis that took the lives of five Minnesotans.

"Today we mourn the loss of five Minnesotans, some of them children, whose lives were taken by a terrible in-home fire. I offer my deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims. I also want to thank the Minneapolis firefighters and other first responders, whose heroism saved lives this morning."