Alexander O'Neal & Wife Hospitalized After Apartment Fire

R&B singer Alexander O'Neal and his wife hospitalized after their apartment building caught on fire...

From KARE 11

A neighbor said Alexander O'Neal and his wife Cynthia were taken to the hospital after an apartment fire early Friday morning.

A well-known Twin Cities musician and his wife were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a fire at a Burnsville apartment building.

Burnsville fire officials on the scene said the flames began in a third-floor unit at the Willoway Apartments around 1:30 a.m. Friday. A neighbor spotted the fire and called 911.

When engines arrived, the decision was quickly made to escalate to three alarms to bring in mutual aid resources from surrounding communities. Crews worked to quickly put down the fire, evacuate and treat victims and make the building safe for most residents to reoccupy.

A KARE 11 photographer saw soul singer Alexander O'Neal getting loaded into an ambulance. A neighbor confirmed that Alexander's wife, Cynthia O'Neal, was also transported to a hospital via ambulance.

The conditions of the O'Neals following the fire have not been updated. A bus was brought in for displaced neighbors to stay warm while firefighters searched the building.