Fire

Chester Cole, 54, of Perham, died last week from burns sustained in what the Perham Police Department said was an accident. Emergency responders, including EMS and the Perham Police and Fire Department, were called to 447 5th St. NW in Perham after witnesses reported seeing the victim...

JASPER, Minn.—Two women died in a hog barn fire near Jasper in southwest Minnesota on Monday morning. Sharla Drew, 50, and Kristy Giesler, 32, both of Jasper, died when a barn the two were inside caught on fire. A statement from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office said...

HECTOR, Minn. — About 1,400 adult hogs and 600 piglets died Wednesday as the result of the fire that also destroyed a barn about four miles west of Hector. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls shortly after noon reporting the fire, according to...

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - A weekend barn fire near Thief River Falls claimed several animals. The Thief River Falls Volunteer responded to the alarm, which sounded at 3:12 a.m. Saturday, at the farm of the Jay Lizakowski. "When we rolled into the yard,...

BRAINERD, Minn. -- Officials have released the name of the man killed in a fire in downtown Brainerd last week. Dwain Moore, 65, was found dead after a fire destroyed his apartment, a neighboring apartment and business space. A cause of death is expected by the end of this...

DILWORTH – Two people are without a home after a fire started in an apartment building here Tuesday morning. Dilworth fire Capt. Marty Grimley said both occupants of the first-floor apartment unit were home at about 7 a.m. when what appears to be an electrical fire...

PINE COUNTY, Minn. -- County officials on Monday said they found a body inside the remains of a mobile home destroyed by fire over the weekend in Finlayson Township. The Pine County Sheriff’s Office said the fire was reported Saturday night, just before midnight, and that the...