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Woman Killed in Gwinner House Fire is Identified

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Thirty-nine-year-old Denise Luttio-Mahar has been identified as the woman who died in an early Sunday morning fire in Gwinner, North Dakota Mahar called 911 around 4 a.m. to report smoke was inside the house. Fire crews found her and she was taken to Lisbon Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A dog also died in the…

Cannon Falls kid dies days after being pulled from fire

CANNON FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One of the three kids pulled from a burning apartment in Cannon Falls last week has died. The town is southeast of the Twin Cities. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office says 10-month-old Seqouyah Johnson died of smoke inhalation. All three kids were placed in a medically-induced coma and were listed in critical condition. Their…

Firefighters Respond to Rural Vergas Garage Fire

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says the garage is a total loss.

VERGAS, Minn. — A garage is a total loss after a fire breaks out in Otter Tail County. It happened at 30229 Candor Hall Road in rural Vergas, Minnesota. The homeowner called the sheriff’s office shortly before 5:00 this morning. When firefighters arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Fire crews from Vergas, Detroit Lakes, Frazee and deputies from the Otter…