Grand Meadow Fire Victims Were Man, 3 Juvenile Boys

Grand Meadow, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Mower County Sheriff's Office today issued an update on the investigation into Sunday's deadly house fire in Grand Meadow but provided few additional details.

Multi-Agency Investigation Remains Active

The statement from Sheriff Steve Sandvik says the multi-agency investigation, which includes the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, remains an active, ongoing investigation. He says that limits the information that can be released to the public to ensure the "integrity of the investigation and any publicly available information is accurate."

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Sheriff Confirms Identities by Age and Gender

At this time, the names of the fire victims have not been released, but the Sheriff's Office has confirmed that they were an adult male and three juvenile boys. They were found deceased in a home in the 100 block of First Street Northeast in Grand Meadow after firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a single-family home around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Cause and Manner of Death Still Under Investigation

The Sheriff says further information regarding the positive identification, manner and cause of death is pending further forensic analysis. The cause and nature of the fire have not been determined and are also pending further forensic analysis.

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The news release indicates that further information will be released as soon as it becomes available.

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While Minnesota has experienced even larger, more devastating fires like the 350,00-acre Hinckley Fire in 1884 of the 250,000-acre Cloquet-Moose Lake Fire in 1918, fires have thankfully been relatively smaller in more modern times.

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