A high-rise apartment building in St. Paul that’s home to 1,500 people was evacuated Sunday due to a fire and subsequent power outage.

All Skyline Tower residents were provided temporary lodging, according to information provided by the city on Monday.

The building on St. Anthony Avenue, just off Interstate 94, has 25 floors and 504 apartments.

Firefighters responded to a fire on the 12th floor at 12:23 a.m. Sunday. It had activated the fire alarms and firefighters extinguished it.

Building management was notified and arrived at the building. CommonBond Communities, an affordable housing nonprofit that serves low-income communities, manages Skyline Towers.

Soon after the fire, a high-capacity electrical conductor on the 12th floor failed, which activated the building’s fire protection

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