A resident was found dead over the weekend in a mobile home that caught fire in northern Minnesota, authorities said Monday.

Authorities were notified of the blaze about 12:20 a.m. Sunday along Hwy. 2 near Bena, the Cass County Sheriff's Office said.

Responders arrived, extinguished the fire and found a body inside. The victim's identity has not been released, nor did authorities say how the fire began.

Assisting at the fire scene were the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, the Federal Dam and Cass Lake fire departments and Deer River Ambulance.