One Man Has Died After A Fire Near Dassel
COLLINWOOD TOWNSHIP (WJON News) -- One person has died after a fire near Dassel on Saturday. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says they received a call at 6:55 a.m. about a man who had suffered significant burns.
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They responded to the 70000 block of 178th Street in Collinwood Township. Once on scene authorities say they discovered 46-year-old Jeffery Holmquist of Dassel was involved in a gas explosion inside of a fish house causing severe burns over a large part of his body.
Holmquist was flown to Hennepin County Medical Center where he later died from his injuries. The State Fire Marshall is investigating the fire.
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