Man found dead in St. Louis Park home damaged by overnight fire
An investigation is underway after a man was found dead during a house fire during the overnight hours in St. Louis Park on Tuesday.
According to city officials, crews were called to a home on the 7400 block of North Street at 11:53 p.m.
When police and firefighters went inside the home, they found a man’s body. Officials haven’t said if the man died as a result of the fire, or if he had died prior to when the fire started, but did say “nothing immediately appeared suspicious.”
His name and age haven’t been released. The man’s death will be investigated by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Officials add no one else was inside the home at the time of the fire.
First responders from both St. Louis Park and Hopkins were brought in, and flames were extinguished after crews broke windows to spray water inside. A city spokesperson couldn’t confirm if the home had working smoke detectors inside, saying that will be part of the investigation done by the fire department and the Fire Marshal.