Fort Ripley home lost to fire
FORT RIPLEY - A Fort Ripley home was lost to fire Tuesday, said Brainerd Fire Chief Fred Underhill.
The double-wide mobile home at 3110 Staghorn Drive was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. About a dozen firefighters responded to the fire that was reported at 12:14 p.m.
No one was in the house at the time of the fire. Early afternoon Tuesday, Underhill said his office was still trying to locate the homeowners.
Brainerd firefighters fought a house fire Tuesday in Fort Ripley Township. The home was totally engulfed when firefighters arrived on the scene. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls» Purchase reprints of this photo.
No additional information was available later Tuesday.
Underhill said the cause of the fire will be investigated by the state fire marshal's office.