ORR- An early morning house fire southwest of Orr on Thursday apparently claimed the life of 57-year-old Matthew Bisbee, according to a St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office press release.

At 6:50 a.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office and multiple fire departments were dispatched to a house fire in the 3500 block of Highway 119 in Leiding Township, approximately six miles southwest of Orr. The caller reported that the house was on fire, and she was unable to locate her husband.

Repsponders arrived on scene to find the house fully engulfed. The house was a total loss. A 57-year-old woman was able to get out of the house. Her husband was last seen awake inside the house. Late Thursday afternnon, investigators located what they believed to be Bisbee's remains.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office with assistance from the State Fire Marshal. 

Assisting agencies included the Orr Fire Department, Cook Fire Department, Bois Forte Fire Department, Orr Ambulance, Buyck Fire Department, Kabetogama Fire Department, Bearville Fire Department, and French Fire Department.