Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: February 6th, 2025
Media Contact: Sgt. Ryan Smith
(218) 471-7681
House fire in Leiding Township
On February 6th, 2025 at 06:50 hours, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and several Fire Departments were dispatched to a house fire in the 3500 Block of Highway 119 in Leiding Township. The caller reported the house on fire and unable to locate her husband.
Deputies and Fire Departments arrived on scene to find the house fully engulfed. The house was a total loss. A 57 year old woman from Orr was able to get out of the house. Her husband, a 57 year old man from Orr, was last seen awake inside the house. It is believed the male succumbed to the fire. The case remains under investigation.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office with assistance from the MN State Fire Marshal.
Assisting agencies included the Orr Fire Department, Cook Fire Department, Bois Forte Fire Department, Orr Ambulance, Buyck Fire Department, Kabetogama Fire Department, Bearville Fire Department, and French Fire Department.
*****Update*****
On February 6th at 4:30 P.M., Investigators located human remains at the fire scene. The remains are believed to be that of victim Matthew Bisbee of Orr.
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