Large fire destroys south Minneapolis homeless encampment

A blaze leveled the large Camp Nenookaasi homeless encampment Thursday, sending billowing smoke over south Minneapolis as residents were forced to evacuate.

Camp leader Nicole Mason said she was at the site when she noticed a yurt was on fire. Several neighbors said they heard explosions amid the flames.

"I went to get an extinguisher and saw the fire was spreading from yurt to yurt, so I thought the first thing was to get everyone out," Mason said.

https://www.startribune.com/large-fire-erupts-at-south-minneapolis-homeless-encampment/600347180/