1 found dead after Cass County mobile home fire

One person was found dead early Sunday morning after a mobile home fire in northern Minnesota.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report of a fire just off of U.S. Highway 2 in rural Bena at about 12:23 a.m. Sunday.

When authorities arrived at the scene, they found a mobile home engulfed in flames.

After the fire was extinguished, crews searched the home and found a body.

The sheriff’s office says an autopsy has been scheduled and the investigation continues.