ALEXANDRIA, Minn — The Alexandria Police Department is asking for the public's help involving a fatal fire that ignited Wednesday morning.
Fire crews from Alexandria and Garfield responded to a single-family home on the 1000 block of Jefferson Street just after 6:30 a.m. and found one man dead on the scene. Five others were sent to a local hospital with injuries.
Three of the five were then airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center. The other two were treated in Alexandria and released.
On Friday, APD released preliminary information provided by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, identifying 20-year-old Chance GiGuere as the deceased. The police statement went on to say GiGuere was living there with five members of his family when the fire, which investigators said started on the main floor of the home, broke out. Crews later found GiGuere's body upstairs, according to police.
An Alexandria police officer and one Douglas County deputy sheriff were also injured during the rescue efforts and but were ultimately treated and released.
Alexandria Police are asking anyone with information about the fire to call 320-763-6631.
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