77-year-old man killed in North Branch, Minn. house fire

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A 77-year-old man was killed in a house fire in North Branch, Minnesota Wednesday evening. 

At 9:40 p.m., firefighters responded to a house fire on the 36900 block of Falcon Avenue. When crews arrived, they found the house fully engulfed. 

The homeowner, identified as Donald Jarvis, was found deceased inside the home. 

The Minnesota state Fire Marshal and the Midwest Medical Examiner's office are investigating the fire and Jarvis' cause of death.