At about 2:11 p.m. Thursday, April 6, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received the report of a building fire.
Stearns County Deputies, Upsala Fire Department, Freeport Fire Department, Holdingford Fire Department, and a MN DNR Conservation Officer responded to the scene located at 43985 248th Avenue in Krain Township. Upon arrival deputies found the residence to be fully engulfed.
Deputies made contact with a female party identified as Jamie Morin 40, of Wahpeton, N.D., and she admitted to starting the fire. Morin was taken into custody for questioning and later arrested for first-degree arson.
The residence was owned by Brian Blommel, 52 of Freeport, and was considered a complete loss.
The incident is being investigated by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.