Monday, November 5, 2012

Victim identified in fatal house fire

On Friday, November 2, 2012, at approximately 2:43 AM the Beltrami
County Sheriff's Office 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a
residential structure fire in the 1000 block of Tyler Ave NW in
Bemidji Township, located just east of Bemidji in Beltrami County.

When Deputies and Bemidji Fire Department personnel arrived on scene
they found the home entirely engulfed in flames. The homeowner,
INGEBURG KATHARINA TANGEN, age 74, of Bemidji, was found deceased
inside the home, a victim of the fire.

Beltrami County Sheriff's Office Investigators and the MN State Fire
marshal are investigating the cause of the fire. An autopsy is
pending with the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Ramsey, MN.
Beltrami County Sheriff's Office, Bemidji Fire Department, MN State
Fire Marshal's Office, Bemidji Ambulance Service, Bemidji Police
Department and Beltrami Electric Cooperative assisted at the scene.

No comments: