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Sheriff: Human Remains Found After Finlayson Fire

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Pine County Sheriff's Office says human remains have been found after a trailer home fire in Finlayson Saturday.

At around midnight, the sheriff's office was alerted to a structure fire on Hammond Road in Finlayson Township. Upon arrival, responding units observed a trailer home fully engulfed in flames.

Once the fire was extinguished, human remains were found among the burned debris of the home. The body was taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Ramsey for an autopsy.

The body's identification will be made after the autopsy and notification of family.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating.

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