ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Authorities identified the person killed in a weekend house fire. Albert Lea Fire Rescue said in a release Tuesday that the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that Garth D. Conklyn’s his death was accidental, caused by soot and smoke inhalation as a result of the Aug. 13 fire on Eberhardt St.. Conklyn was rushed to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, where he subsequently died. Fire crews extinguished the fire with damages estimated at $27,000.
-0-