Woman escapes northeastern Minnesota house fire; remains found believed to be husband
DULUTH, Minn. — A northeastern Minnesota man is presumed dead after a house fire Thursday morning, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office.
Crews were called to a home in Leiding Township near Orr, located about 60 miles southeast of International Falls, just before 7 a.m.
The 911 caller said she couldn't find her husband in the house, which was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, the sheriff's office said.
The wife, 57, was able to escape, but her husband is "believed to have succumbed to the fire."
Investigators say human remains were found at the fire scene at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, and are believed to be from the victim, 57-year-old Matthew Bisbee.
The Minnesota State Fire Marshal is assisting the sheriff's office with the investigation.