A 76-year-old man died in a fire at his home in a rural area north of St. Cloud, officials said Tuesday.
House fire north of St. Cloud kills man, 76
There’s been no word of a cause for the blaze at the home in Benton County.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
April 23, 2024 at 11:08PM
John David Schram died Sunday afternoon at the scene of the blaze in the 400 block of 75th Street NE. in Watab Township, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
A 911 caller reported the fire, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The caller tried to extinguish the flames before sheriff’s deputies arrived and gave emergency aid to Schram.
Firefighters from nearby Sauk Rapids extinguished flames in an outbuilding and two outdoor wood-burning stoves, the Sheriff’s Office said. There has been no preliminary ruling on what caused the fire.
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