Fire destroys homeless encampment in Minneapolis

Fire crews battled a massive blaze at a homeless encampment in Minneapolis on Monday.

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[anthonynelson]

Yo Timmy, you have room in the governor's residence. Show that you are man of the people and invite them in.

[alexaltrichter]

Where's Tampon Tim with his words of wisdom for homeowners living adjacent to these encampments? He needs to be impeached.

[johnbaligrodzki]

How many in these encampments are there because that is their choice? How many that really want out? What EXACTLY is being done by government to SOLVE this rinse and repeat problem? Not much it would seem. Shame on Mayor Frey and Walrz.

[CatalinaFOIA]

Minneapolis needs to get it together, and these homeless encampments need to be made illegal. We must protect the public. We must protect the vulnerable from themselves and stop this all together. Unacceptable, dangerous, irresponsible, and the liability must be high.

[katiecarp]

Is this the 4th & 5th fires of the season?

[FJBandhiscronies]

Well you liberals with warm homes need to help out your fellow homeless constituents 😮

[Peter-eg]

Why do they want to be in these so-called encampments instead of shelters?
The answer is that drugs are forbidden there....

[golfdoc]

Let’s stop calling them “encampments “ and use a more accurate term like Walzvilles. Or Bidenvilles.

[scottschmidt]

Maybe the federal government can do a study on this problem and tell the Democrats what to do.

[kelleylastname]

Imagine, your life so broken that you’re freezing in a tent in Minnesota winter. People usually do drugs to cope with mental illnesses, not because it’s a life goal. Many just got on drugs before they could get help, and it’s hard to change once you’re past a certain point. The shelters rightfully prohibit drugs, so many homeless won’t go, because their only coping means is not available, and there is no one there to evaluate them and prescribe psychiatric meds.

[kevinjeffrey]

Did Tim Walz wife open the windows and smell the smoke?

[josephhoffman]

Good thing Minnesota got that homeless grant for millions . Spending it on the firecrew rather than homeless resolutions ?

[Mockduck]

Why do they keep letting them do this?

[VivianMasters]

People trying to stay warm in a very cluttered environment. People living in the encampments need to do mitigation by cleaning the area around and inside the tent, then stay sober while using propane and kerosene to heat. It is dangerous. It might be wise to move away from others during a cold spell.

[dons]

Just remember to keep voting democrats out

[AlejandroCervantes-hv]

I know y'all happy to hear this 😅

[alanknuth]

that homeless guy is using incorrect terminology, its called 'living outside' these days.

[joelaichner]

There’s a lot of good songs out there, I wonder if there’s a song called ? The Beginning of the End ! Maybe Joe Satraini, I’ll check later

[glennstone]

Yay! Oddly enough they way most homeless camps are haphazard at best there most definitely will be more tent fires. Who'd of thought? I don't know of a single regulation that requires homeless camps to be inspected for code violations.

[williampride]

At least they offered him a place to stay