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2 found dead in lakeside house fire in northern Minnesota

The flames fully engulfed the residence, St. Louis County officials said.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 18, 2025 at 2:42PM
Two were found dead in a house that caught fire Thursday night in northern Minnesota. (Provided by Friends of the Northland FireWire)

Two people were found dead in a lakeside house fire in far northern Minnesota, official said Friday.

Firefighters found the home fully engulfed in flames when they arrived about 9:20 p.m. Thursday at the residence in Beatty Township along Lake Vermilion, about 5 miles north of Cook, the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office said.

Once the fire was contained, the victims’ bodies were found inside, the Sheriff’s Office said. No initial cause of the blaze was given.

The victims’ identities were to be released after their families were notified, the Sheriff’s Office said.

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