Man dies in northern Minnesota house fire

Authorities have yet to say how the fire started.

March 25, 2020 at 2:24AM

A man has died in a northern Minnesota house fire, authorities said Tuesday.

The blaze broke out Monday night at the house along Hwy. 92 about 9 miles south of Bagley, the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

Fire personnel arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the house. They put out the flames and found 63-year-old Gerald LaPlaunt inside, the Sheriff's Office said.

Authorities haven't said how the fire started.

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