An 82 year old Aurora man, Donald Ray, died Wednesday afternoon in a house fire. The blaze was reported around 12:50 p.m. on North 2nd Avenue West. Neighbors and a police officer tried to rescue the man, but were driven back by intense heat and smoke. Firefighters from Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, and Palo were on the scene. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. Special thanks to WDIO-TV for providing some of the information for this story.
Fatal house fire in Aurora, victim identified
August 2, 2017 By