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Fires, smoke intensify concerns over St. Paul homeless encampment as residents press officials for answers

Police have logged 385 calls near the Randolph Avenue encampment since Aug. 5, as repeated fires have sent smoke toward neighboring apartments.

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Residents and local officials gather for a Sept. 23 community meeting to discuss the homeless encampment near Randolph Avenue and Shepard Road in St. Paul. A St. Paul fire truck responds near the encampment, where tents have been erected in the wooded area behind the Waterford Bay Apartments. (Photos provided to Alpha News)
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