SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. 鈥� One man was killed in a fire on Sunday, April 21, in rural Sauk Rapids.
The fire occurred in the 400 block of 75th Street NE in Watab Township, according to a Benton County Sheriff's Office news release.
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At about 1:45 p.m. Sunday, a 911 caller reported finding a burning outbuilding and a man who was on fire near the outbuilding, according to the release. The 911 caller unsuccessfully tried to extinguish the fire burning on the man before calling 911.
When deputies arrived, they attempted to provide first aid to the man, but he was declared dead at the scene, according to the release.
The Sauk Rapids Fire Department extinguished the fire in the outbuilding and uncontrolled fires in two outdoor wood-burning stoves.
The Sauk Rapids Fire Department and Benton County Sheriff鈥檚 Office have enlisted the assistance of the State Fire Marshall in the investigation of the circumstances surrounding this fire and death, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing.
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