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Trailer complete loss after catching on fireSubmitted: 11/23/2013
Story By Shardaa Gray

Trailer complete loss after catching on fire
PELICAN LAKE - Most deer hunters look forward to coming home after spending the day out in the cold.

But some hunters in Pelican Lake came back to no home.

That's because their trailer caught on fire.

The fire started around 4 this afternoon on County Road Z and Wolf River Road.

A neighbor noticed smoke coming from the trailer and called the fire department.

No one was in the trailer at the time.

Pelican Lake, Monico and Elcho Fire Departments put out the fire.

Fire fighters aren't sure how the fire started.

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