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Victim Identified In Fatal St. Cloud House Fire

ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- Police say a St. Cloud man died in an accidental kitchen fire in his home.

Authorities on Thursday identified the victim as 69-year-old Charles Lidberg.

Police arrived Tuesday evening at Lidberg's home to find heavy smoke billowing out the house.

Officers found a fire in the kitchen and Lidberg unconscious nearby. He was pronounced dead at St. Cloud Hospital.

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