GARFIELD, Minn. (KFGO) – Douglas County Dispatch received a 911 call regarding a fire underneath the deck of a house just after 1 Sunday morning on County Road 8 in Garfield, Minnesota.
The caller, homeowner Karen Carlson, 45, reported her son Cade, 21, had returned home and noticed a small fire underneath the attached deck. All occupants were able to get out of the home.
Deputies arrived on the scene and attempted to extinguish the fire with extinguishers but were unsuccessful.
The Garfield Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire. Both the deck and home sustained damage.
The cause of the fire is believed to be a heat lamp that was placed near a straw pile and was blown down by the heavy winds.
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