Two People Died in Northern Minnesota House Fire

PINE RIVER (WJON News) -- Two people died in a house fire in northern Minnesota.

The Cass County Sheriff says his office received a 911 call just after 2:00 a.m. Tuesday for a fire in rural Pine River.

Responders arrived and found a home had been fully engulfed. The house was a total loss.

The bodies of the home's occupants, a man and a woman, were found inside.

Autopsies are scheduled with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office. The fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal's Office.

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