OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (FOX 9) - Authorities say one person is dead after a house explosion and fire in Otter Tail County Tuesday morning.
Otter Tail County house explosion
What we know:
Authorities responded just after 9:30 a.m. to a report of a house explosion northwest of Parkers Prairie, which is northwest of Little Falls. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they observed a house engulfed in flames.
Initially, one person was unaccounted for. Authorities later found the person dead inside the home.
Authorities say the scene is active and the incident is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's Office. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office asks that people refrain from traveling to the location.
What we don't know:
What led up to the house explosion and fire is not known.