Three Children Critical After Cannon Falls Fire

(Cannon Falls, MN) — Three children and their mother were seriously injured in an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon in Cannon Falls. When fire crews arrived, the mother was outside and said her children were still inside. Firefighters rescued the three kids, and they were taken to a Cannon Falls hospital with critical injuries before being airlifted to a larger hospital. The mother was taken to Regions Hospital with significant” injuries. All residents of the 12-unit apartment building were displaced because the building was deemed uninhabitable. The American Red Cross is working with displaced residents. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.