Firefighters fight a fire in South Minneapolis.

Arson is suspected in the late night fire of the Psychic Reader building on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis.

A sign on the front of the "Dundry House" in Minneapolis. It reads "this building will be demolished May 20". The building was destroyed by fire in April 2024. The building had been vacant.

A bonfire on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

Murals left behind at the burned K-Mart in Uptown Minneapolis. The fire is still under investigation.

October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

October 20, 2023 - Firefighters continue to pour water on the former temporary post office/k-mart. After two South Minneapolis post offices were burned down in May 2020, the Postal Service leased space in the building from November 2020 to late summer 2023 for temporary post offices during rebuild.

Apartment fire on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis.

An aerial view of the fire-damaged apartment building along Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, photographed the morning after the incident. The structure’s roof is completely gone, and its upper floors are visibly burned out, leaving only the exterior walls and charred framing behind. Surrounding buildings—mostly mid-century apartment blocks—show normal winter conditions, their roofs covered in fresh snow. Traffic moves through the busy Lyndale and 24th Street intersection while the fire scene remains cordoned off with temporary fencing. The image highlights the dense residential fabric of this part of the city and the stark contrast between the intact neighborhood and the gutted building at the center of the block.

An aerial view shows the charred remains of a vacant apartment building on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis the morning after a fire swept through the structure. Snow outlines the building’s footprint and surrounding rooftops, contrasting sharply with the blackened debris and collapsed interior walls. Frozen trees, scorched timbers, and scattered structural fragments highlight both the intensity of the blaze and the rapid onset of winter conditions that followed.

An overhead view of the fire-damaged apartment building along Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, photographed the day after the blaze. The structure’s interior is completely burned out, with only the exterior walls still standing. Surrounding rooftops and streets are coated in fresh snow, highlighting the stark contrast between the intact neighboring buildings and the charred remains at the center of the block. Temporary fencing and emergency barriers line the sidewalk as crews begin assessing the site in winter conditions.

Firefighters fight a fire in the vacant Coliseum building. The building has sat empty after being burned in May 2020. Re-development is set to begin soon.

Protesters marched with a banner reading “Remember May 28th” to the third precinct tonight where fireworks were sent up and shopping carts were set on fire before moving on.

Fire damage at a US Bank building in Minneapolis. The building was destroyed following the May 25, 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

The San Pedro Fire Station on Ambergris Caye in Belize.

Minneapolis Fire Department puts out garbage can fires on Lake Street the night after the election.

The Minneapolis Fire Department puts out garbage can fires on Lake Street the day after the election in Uptown Minneapolis.

Fire in a garbage can in Uptown Minneapolis the day after election night.

A Forest Service road winds through the burn scar of the 2021 Greenwood Fire in northeastern Minnesota, where charred trunks and open sightlines reveal the scale of the blaze that ultimately consumed more than 27,000 acres of Superior National Forest. The fire began in August 2021 after a lightning strike ignited drought-stressed timber, rapidly expanding under unusually dry and windy conditions. At its peak, roughly 500 firefighters, support staff, and aerial crews worked to protect cabins, roads, and the nearby communities spread across Lake County.

This photograph was made inside the restricted closure zone during the period when the U.S. Forest Service still had nearly 100 personnel assigned to monitoring, repair work, and suppression repair. The skeletal tree canopy and exposed soil illustrate the early stages of ecological recovery—an ongoing process that will shape this section of the Northwoods for decades.