Young children pulled from burning townhome Saturday [Video]

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. — A witness said multiple children were pulled from a burning townhome in Vadnais Heights early Saturday evening. 

Chief Chris Hearden with Vandnais Heights Fire said in a press release that four local fire departments were called to a fire in a townhome complex at around 5:40 on Saturday evening. 

When crews arrived in the 1000 block of County Road D East, they saw fire and heavy smoke pouring from a townhome. 

 A neighbor told KARE 11’s Ian Russell that he ran to help, but the flames were too hot for him to go inside. He said he heard the kids screaming and then saw them pulled from the home.

“Tried my best to run in there… the fire, the smoke… don’t know the …