Sheriff: Fire Destroys Auto Shop In Downtown Orr

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Authorities in northern Minnesota say an auto dealer and repair shop was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning.

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says firefighters from several departments responded around 1:45 a.m. to Wally's Auto Service in downtown Orr.

The crews found the shop fully engulfed in flames. There was no one inside.

The building was deemed a total loss. No firefighters were hurt battling the flames.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Orr is about 100 miles north of Duluth.