DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The Duluth Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 1:07 Monday morning.
Police officers were already on the scene in the 600 block of East 9th Street in a mental health related incident.
An individual had started some clothes on fire in an upstairs bedroom.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire but smoke damaged a majority of the house and the residents were not able to remain in the building.
Initial damage estimates were set at 45 thousand dollars.
