OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. – A trash fire at a home in rural Dent, Minnesota resulted in a shop going up in flames, and a woman who needed treatment for smoke inhalation.
Firefighters from Dent, Vergas and Pelican Rapids were sent to a home on the 37000 block of 310th Avenue beginning around 11:00 Thursday night. Authorities say 63-year-old Shirley Bush was taken to the hospital.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says Robert Bush told investigators he was burning garbage next to a steel drum with aerosol cans inside. They exploded leading to the shop catching fire. A nearby home has smoke damage.
Fire officials say the building and two vehicles, a snowblower and power tools inside it are total losses.
