Crews are on the scene of a large fire in northeast Minneapolis that caused several buildings to collapse early Sunday morning.

Officials with the Minneapolis Fire Department say crews responded to a report of a fire around 4:13 a.m. on the 1500 block of Central Avenue Northeast.

Crews arrived to find a three-story commercial building fully engulfed in flames, with the fire encroaching on adjacent buildings. The fire quickly spread to two other structures that were butted up against each other.

The Minneapolis Fire Department says crews struggled to reach the building due to a large pile of discarded tires and debris blocking the road, several locked gated parking areas and a BNSF railway bridge.

Crews arrived to find a three-story commercial building fully engulfed in flames in northe

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