House Fire In Dassel Causes Major Damage

DASSEL (WJON News) -- A home sustained significant damage after a fire on Sunday morning. The Meeker County Sheriff's Office says they received a report around 9:15 about a house fire in the 500 block of Simon Avenue west in Dassel. Deputies arrived to find heavy smoke coming out of the second-floor window of a home owned by 65-year-old Connie Pool.

Pool and one other person, 42-year-old John Klingelhoets, were home but not hurt in the blaze. The Sheriff's Office says the home received considerable damage from the fire and smoke, and it is believed the cause of the blaze was electrical. The Minnesota Fire Marshal is investigating.

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