Fire at Observatory Apartments in Burnsville

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - 8 apartments in a three-story complex were damaged in a fire Tuesday morning in Burnsville, Minnesota.

Burnsville police and firefighters were called to The Observatory Apartments at 15111 Greenhaven Drive at 6:47 a.m.

45 units of the building were evacuated as firefighters attacked flames on the first, second and third-floor balconies. Firefighters fought the fire from the exterior before moving inside.

Two firefighters from Savage and Lakeville sustained minor injuries when a ceiling collapsed inside the building. They were treated by paramedics at the scene.

The affected apartments were unoccupied and no injuries to residents were reported. The American Red Cross is helping displaced residents of the Observatory Apartments. Of the building's 55 apartments, 49 will be uninhabitable for at least Tuesday night, due to smoke, water or fire damage.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.