By Associated Press - Friday, February 24, 2017

NORTHOME, Minn. (AP) - Two people have died in a house fire in northeastern Minnesota, the seventh fatal fire in the region this winter.

Investigators are looking for the cause of a deadly fire in the small Koochiching County community of Northome Wednesday.

WDIO-TV (https://bit.ly/2mt7US3 ) reports the home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The two bodies were found in the charred rubble. The victims have not been identified.



Other fire deaths have occurred this winter in Hibbing, Mountain Iron, Hermantown, Brevator Township, Normanna Township and in Duluth.

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Information from: WDIO-TV, https://www.wdio.com

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