WILLMAR –– The Willmar Fire Department responded to an early-morning fire today at an unoccupied home in Southwest Willmar.
Crews were called to the two-story wood-frame home, located at 621 8th St. SW, at 1:55 a.m. and were on the scene for about an hour.
Firefighters from both Pennock and Kandiyohi were on back-up.
Damage to the structure was limited to the siding on the southeast corner of the house.
Willmar Fire chief Frank Hanson said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Hanson said the fire was reported by a neighbor.
According to Lee Sorenson, who lives across the street, the burned home has been unoccupied for at least a decade.
