US EditionAlexander O’Neal Back in Hospital After Apartment Fire
The fire destroyed four apartments including the O'Neals' home; Alexander O'Neal was recently hospitalized for heart and lung issues, officials said.
- On Dec. 5, R&B singer Alexander O'Neal and his wife Cynthia O'Neal were hospitalized after a fire broke out in their third-floor unit at the Willoway Apartments in Burnsville, Minnesota.
- Cynthia O'Neal told TMZ she woke around 1 a.m. to fire on the oxygen machine cord, hours after Alexander O'Neal's nearly two-week hospital stay.
- A neighbor spotted the blaze around 1:30 a.m. and called 911, prompting Burnsville Fire officials to issue a three-alarm alert while on-scene crews evacuated and treated residents.
- Four units in the building were deemed uninhabitable after the fire destroyed the couple's apartment and three other apartment units, while paramedics examined Cynthia O'Neal and released her as Alexander O'Neal underwent lung testing before discharge.
- A longtime contributor to the 'Minneapolis Sound,' Alexander O'Neal has eleven top-40 R&B singles and three Hot 100 top-40 hits, while Cynthia O'Neal said, `We are so happy to be alive,`.
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Alexander O’Neal back in hospital after apartment fire
Soul singer Alexander O’Neal had just returned home from a nearly two-week stay in the ICU when his Minnesota apartment caught fire, according to his wife. O’Neal and his wife and manager, Cynthia O’Neal, were hospitalized on Friday morning, Dec. 5, after a blaze broke out at their Burnsville, Minn., apartment, TMZ.com and local NBC affiliate KARE 11 reported. The fire began in a third-floor unit around 1:30 a.m., according to fire officials. Cy…
’80s music legend hospitalized again after oxygen machine sparks apartment fire
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- R&B singer Alexander O’Neal and his wife Cynthia were hospitalized after a fire destroyed their Burnsville apartment early Dec. 5, just hours after the musician was released from a nearly two-week hospital stay.
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Alexander O’Neal & Wife Hospitalized After Apartment Fire
Source: C Brandon / Getty Soul singer Alexander O’Neal and his wife are hospitalized after an early morning apartment fire in Minnesota on Friday (Dec.5). As reported by KARE 11, a fire broke out in a third-floor unit at the Willoway Apartments in Burnsville. A neighbor spotted the fire at around 1:30 am and called 911. Burnsville Fire officials immediately called a three-alarm alert to bring in additional help from neighboring communities. Crew…
Prince's Former Collaborator Rushed to Hospital Over Apartment Fire
Soul singer Alexander O'Neal -- who once worked with Prince -- was rushed to the hospital via ambulance early Friday morning with his wife, Cynthia, after a blaze broke out in their apartment complex, TMZ can confirm. A spokesperson for the city of…
R&B Legend Alexander O'Neal Hospitalized After Apartment Fire
Source: C Brandon / Getty R&B and soul legend Alexander O’Neal and his wife, Cynthia O’Neal, were recently hospitalized following a devastating fire at their apartment complex in Burnsville, Minnesota. The blaze occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, December 5, 2025, just hours after O’Neal had been discharged from the ICU. The singer had been on life support for approximately two weeks following a diagnosis of a rare bacterial pneumoni…
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