FOSSTON — One person died in a house fire in Fosston on Wednesday morning, June 25, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Responders found 60-year-old Keven Haugen dead inside the house. The other occupants were able to get out, including 31-year old Zachary Haugen and two children ages 4 and 8, who were injured.
The sheriff's office received a report of a house fire near the bus garage in Fosston at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Responders arrived to find the house engulfed in flames with one individual believed to still be inside.
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