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(KNSI) – A television is believed to be the cause of a fire in a home in New Munich Sunday morning.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says about 2:45; they got a call about a house that was filled with smoke. The caller said there was one person still inside the home, and they believed the TV appeared to have smoke coming from it and may have been on fire.

Officers from the Melrose Police Department and deputies from Stearns County arrived and found the house was full of smoke. One person sleeping inside near the TV said they heard a loud pop and about five minutes later smelled smoke. The New Munich Fire Department put out the fire, and everyone made it out of the house – including three dogs and a cat – but the home sustained heavy smoke damage.

The Freeport Fire Department also assisted.

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