A 77-year-old man died over the weekend in a fire in Columbia Heights.
Man dies in Columbia Heights garage fire
On Monday, the man was identified by authorities as Adelaido Holguin-Sandova. The fire was determined to have been accidental.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 8, 2025 at 1:49AM
About 4 p.m. Saturday, Columbia Heights fire and police personnel responded to a fire-related medical emergency in the 5000 block of 5th St. NE. The fire took place in the garage of a house, said a city spokesman. Emergency responders found a man with severe burns who was taken to HCMC where he later died.
On Monday, the man was identified by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office as Adelaido Holguin-Sandova of Columbia Heights.
Authorities have determined the cause of the fire was accidental. Nobody else was injured.
Another passenger has experienced excruciating pain from his severe burns, the man’s father said.
