Two Hurt In Sioux Falls House Fire

A Sioux Falls family is displaced following a house fire on Sunday morning in the central part of the city. The fire occurred in the 1100 block of North Main Avenue, where heavy flames were visible from the front of the house when first responders arrived.

By Riley Harrington March 11, 2025 1:04 pm

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A Sioux Falls family is displaced after a house fire in the central part of the city Sunday morning. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue says the blaze happened at the eleven-hundred block of north Main Avenue where heavy flames could be seen coming out the front of the house when the first responders arrived. Two people were reportedly hurt, one was taken to the hospital. No update has been given yet on their condition, but officials say everyone made it out of the house.

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