Pole Barn Destroyed in Fire in Carlton County

A pole building was destroyed in a fire that happened on Saturday in Carlton County.

A little before midnight on August 13th, the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a passerby who believed a house was on fire in Skelton Township. It was later determined that the structure was a pole building.

After responding to the scene, sheriff’s deputies learned that the owner of the home had used a wood stove in the pole barn earlier that night.

According to a report from the Sheriff’s Office, no injuries were reported, but the building and its contents were considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.