Crime & Safety

1 Dead, 2 Injured In Northern Minnesota House Fire

A house fire in northern Minnesota killed a man and injured two other people Tuesday morning.

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April 17, 2024

BYRON TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A house fire in northern Minnesota killed a man and injured two other people Tuesday morning.

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The Cass County Sheriff's Office says shortly before 11 a.m., it received a report of a house fire on the 7300 block of 79th Avenue Southwest in Byron Township.

Upon arrival, responders found a residence engulfed in fire. Crews were able to extinguish the fire, which extended to another structure on the property. Responders found a man inside the residence who appeared to have died in the fire. Two other adults were taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation, according to the sheriff's office.

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