NORTH BRANCH, Minn. — Editor's note: The video above first aired Nov. 18, 2022.
Two men are dead following a house fire in North Branch Sunday.
North Branch Police say a passerby called 911 after noticing the home on the 36000 block of Forest Boulevard was on fire. Fire crews from North Branch, Harris and Stacy were immediately dispatched to the scene.
First responders arrived and were told two men that should have been at the residence were unaccounted for. Crews would later find a pair of bodies inside the burned-out home.
The victims were taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, where autopsies will be performed and identifications made. Investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office will lead the effort to find out what started the fatal fire.
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