Man found dead after Chanhassen motel fire
Published 9:57 am Monday, March 17, 2014
CHANHASSEN — A man is dead after a fire at a Chanhassen motel.
The fire department arrived at the Brookside Motel shortly after 2 a.m. Monday and could see heavy fire coming from the windows of a twin unit.
Chanhassen Fire Chief John Wolff said a man he describes as elderly died in the fire. One man escaped safely.
The cabin-style motel provides low-income housing, and there are working smoke detectors in the units. But Wolff says there were no sprinklers inside, which could have made a difference.
The fire’s cause is still under investigation.