One person is dead after a house fire in Lakeland Saturday, May 3.
At approximately 1:52 a.m. the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1200 block of Rivercrest Road in Lakeland on a reported house fire. The fire was extinguished by members of the Lower St. Croix Valley Fire Department, Bayport Fire Department and Hudson Fire Department.
Crews found a deceased individual inside the residence. Authorities were not identifying the victim pending notification of next of kin.
The state fire marshall and Washington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire. The sheriff’s office said no further information will be released until Monday, May 5.