WADENA, Minn. (KFGO KVRR) – A boy was taken to a Minneapolis hospital following a house fire early Wednesday in Wadena.
According to the Wadena Fire Department, crews were called to the house fire shortly before 1 a.m.
Before firefighters arrived, law enforcement attempted to enter the house and search for the boy, but were prevented from doing so because of heavy smoke.
Firefighters located the boy inside the home. He was taken to Tri-County Health Care in Wadena and then transported to Hennepin County Medical Center. His condition is unknown.
Firefighter Andrew Browne says a woman and another child escaped the fire safely. He says it appears the fire started in the home’s basement.
The cause is being investigated by the Wadena Fire and Police Departments and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
