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Man dies after motorhome catches fire on interstate

Steven Tekautz was stalled on the side of the interstate in his 1988 Southwind Motor Home when it caught fire Sunday night.
Credit: MnDOT

EAGAN, Minn. — An Inver Grove Heights man is dead after his stalled motorhome caught fire on Interstate 35.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 30-year-old Steven Tekautz was stalled on the side of the interstate in his 1988 Southwind Motor Home when it caught fire Sunday night.

The MSP said the motorhome, which was parked off of the northbound lanes of I-35E at Northwood Parkway in Eagan, started on fire just after 10 p.m. 

Law enforcement said Tekautz was trapped inside the vehicle, and was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

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