DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – The Duluth Fire Department was called to a structure fire 631 East 3rd Street around 1 p-m on Sunday.
Crews found fire in the bedroom of a first floor apartment in the two story 8-plex building.
The fire was quickly extinguished but a body was found during a search of the apartment.
Authorities have identified the victim as 49 year old Matthew William Hurt. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.
Damage was estimated at 5 thousand dollars and was limited to the one apartment. The other tenants of the building were able to remain in the complex.
This is the first fire fatality in Duluth this year.
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