An early morning fire and power outage at an apartment complex in St. Paul, Minnesota, displaced 1,500 residents on Sunday.

According to city officials, St. Paul fire crews arrived at the Skyline Tower on 1247 St. Anthony Ave. around 12:23 a.m. They quickly put out a fire on the 12th floor, but were called back minutes later when the building's electrical system failed and activated sprinklers on three floors.

The building's power completely went out, officials say. The heat and water, along with the building's fire suppression systems, alarms and elevators then stopped functioning.

The apartment complex was determined to be uninhabitable, and inspectors revoked the building's certificate of occupancy.

More than 100 residents required special assistance to evacuate due to medical condi

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