State Fire Marshal

The fire was reported just after 4 AM on Sunday.

Chief Dienst commented, "This fire is suspicious but due to circumstances out of our control, determining a cause will be a challenge. No one was hurt in the incident and that's what matters most."

After spiking in 2017, Minnesota experienced a dramatic drop in fire-related deaths last year.

Arson is believed to be the cause of a December 8th fire that destroyed a home in Albert Lea.

No one was hurt, but a popular eatery and gathering place in Mazeppa was completely destroyed by a fire early Sunday morning.

Prosper, MN (KROC-AM News) - An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s office was called to a rural property in southern Fillmore County Friday afternoon to investigate a fire that broke out in a home that was the target of a drug raid earlier in the week.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The number of fire deaths in Minnesota is on the rise.

Preliminary numbers show Minnesota saw a 7-percent decline in fire-related deaths last year.