House fire in Franklin
FRANKLIN — At 4:41 p.m. Saturday, Renville County Office received a 911 reporting a garage fire at 225 3rd Avenue W., in the City of Franklin.
The residence was owned by 41-year-old, Wesley Lund of Franklin, MN. The Franklin, Fairfax and Morton Fire Departments were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the attached garage to be fully engulfed in flames and the house to be partially engulfed in flames.
Fire crews worked to save the structure. The house sustained fire and smoke damage and the garage sustained severe fire damage. No one was injured as a result of the fire.
The State Fire Marshal and Renville County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.
In addition to the fire departments, the Renville County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin MRU and Fairfax Ambulance responded to and assisted at the scene.




