The Associated Press
PARK RIVER, N.D. — A house fire in the North Dakota town of Park River has killed an elderly couple.
The Walsh County Sheriff’s Department identified the victims as 83-year-old Margaret Winther and her 89-year-old husband, Norman Winther.Sheriff Lauren Wild said the fire broke out just after 10 p.m. Thursday.
It’s believed to have started with a malfunction in a water heater, which ignited combustible materials beside the water heater.
A North Dakota state fire marshal is investigating.