Two People Killed in Northeastern Minnesota House Fire

Beatty Township, MN (KROC-AM News) - Two people were killed in a house fire last night in northeastern Minnesota.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded around 9:20 p.m. to a report of a residential fire in Beatty Township near Cook. When they arrived at the scene, the deputies reported that the home was fully engulfed in flames.

The bodies of two victims were found inside the house. Their names have not been released.

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Emergency responders from Cook, Orr, Kinney-Great Scott, and Greenwood also responded to the deadly incident. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the State Fire Marshal's Office is assisting with the investigation into the cause of the fire.

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