Richville Home Off County Highway 14 Destroyed by Fire; No Serious Injuries
A home in the 34000 block of County Highway 14 in Richville was destroyed by fire at about 5:17 p.m.; four people and household pets escaped, one was evaluated by EMS and later released.
Flames consumed a residence in the 34000 block of County Highway 14 in Richville at approximately 5:17 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, but all four occupants and household pets escaped, according to Valley News Live (KVLY). One of the four people was evaluated by EMS at the scene and later released, and no serious injuries were reported.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and multiple local fire departments responded to the scene after reports of the blaze, and deputies and local firefighters found the structure fully engulfed when they arrived. Firefighters were able to control and extinguish the fire, but KVLY reports the residence was deemed a total loss.
A short video caption from iNewZ.TV described the incident as a late Sunday afternoon fire south of Richville and confirmed that all four people inside got out safely. Valley News Live’s timeline places emergency units on scene at approximately 5:17 p.m., and both KVLY and the video corroborate that the house was destroyed by the fire.
Authorities have said no foul play is suspected and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, KVLY reported. At this stage investigators have not released a probable origin or cause; Otter Tail County deputies continue to examine the scene and gather information as part of the inquiry reported by KVLY.
Emergency medical services assessed one occupant on site and released that person to the household; no transport to a hospital was reported in KVLY’s account. Fire crews from multiple local departments completed extinguishment operations before crews cleared the scene, and KVLY characterizes the structure as a total loss following the fire.
Local officials have not released names of the occupants or identified the responding volunteer or municipal fire departments; the initial user-provided report corroborated that deputies and local fire departments discovered the residence fully engulfed on arrival. Reporters will seek incident reports and on-the-record comments from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the fire departments that responded as the investigation continues. Copyright 2026 KVLY. All rights reserved.
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