Speedway Fire, Lake Street, Minneapolis Uprising

Firefighters at the damaged Speedway on Lake Street in Minneapolis as smoke rises from the collapsed roof.
Firefighters at the damaged Speedway on Lake Street in Minneapolis as smoke rises from the collapsed roof.

Minneapolis Fire Department crews work at the damaged Speedway gas station on Lake Street in Minneapolis in the early morning of May 30, 2020. Smoke rises from the collapsed roof area as firefighters move through debris around the convenience store and fuel station. The fire occurred during the fourth day of unrest in Minneapolis following the killing of George Floyd, when numerous commercial properties along Lake Street were damaged or destroyed.

Photo taken in May 2020.

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