ST PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul Fire Department confirmed Tuesday evening that a man who was hospitalized after a fire broke out in his apartment Monday night has died.
The fire occurred in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill neighborhood.
According to the SPFD, the fire broke out in a fourth floor apartment near Western Ave. North and Dayton Avenue just before 9:30 p.m.
SPFD said they were able to quickly knock down the fire and kept it contained to the apartment where it started. One man from that apartment was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
One cat was found in the apartment and appeared to have died from smoke conditions.
Early Tuesday morning, fire officials said they believed the fire was accidental, and in a later update said it appears that cigarettes were the cause of the blaze.
Saint Paul Police, the Department of Safety and Inspections and an investigator from the Minnesota State Fire Marshals Division all responded to the fire, which is still under investigation.
This is a developing story. KARE 11 will provide more details as new information becomes available.
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