Lake Street Fires, Minneapolis Uprising, May 30, 2020

Smoke and flames over Lake Street in Minneapolis before dawn on May 30, 2020.
Fires burn along Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 30, 2020, sending a large plume of smoke over surrounding apartment buildings before dawn. The fires occurred during unrest following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Lake Street is a major commercial corridor in south Minneapolis and sustained extensive damage during the nights of arson and looting that followed the protests.
Photo taken in May 2020.
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