One Person Transported After Townhouse Fire on Tall Grass Street

Firefighters extinguished a townhome fire Sunday in the 1400 block of Tall Grass Street in Hudson.

Hudson firefighters, police and St. Croix EMS responded to a structure fire Sunday morning at 1437 Tall Grass St. after the neighbor in an adjacent townhouse unit smelled smoke and went to investigate, Hudson Fire Chief Jim Frye said. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was showing from the building.

Fire crews were quick to control the flames and keep it from spreading into the adjacent unit, Frye said. The occupants of the townhome unit are Shane Thorsen and Antoinette Smith.

Smith was home at the time of the fire, Frye said. Firefighters met her coming out the door as they were going in, and she was transported by ambulance to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.

Hudson firefighters were assisted by the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department. Firefighters cleared the scene at 12:34 p.m.

There is heavy smoke, fire and water damage in the townhome, Frye said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation and is being handled by the Hudson Police Department and the State Fire Marshal.