Fire at Albert Lea Home Sends Two Children to Hospital

Albert Lea, MN (KROC-Am News) - Three people were transported to the hospital following a fire this morning in Albert Lea.

According to the Albert Lea Fire Department, the fire was reported just before 7 AM at a home in the 400 block of Maurice Avenue. Responding firefighters found flames showing on two sides of the home.

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The occupants of the house relocated to a neighbor's home. The Fire Department says two children and an adult suffered from smoke inhalation and were transported to the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospital in Albert Lea for treatment.

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The damage from the fire was estimated at around $30,000.

An investigator from the State Fire Marshal's Office was dispatched to assist the Albert Lea Fire Department in identifying the cause of the fire.

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