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Body found at fire scene in northwestern WI

By The Associated Press
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Updated: 19 days ago

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BIRCHWOOD, Wis. -- Authorities have recovered a body at the scene of a fire in northwestern Wisconsin and say they believe foul play is to blame.

The Sawyer County sheriff's department says in a news release that emergency personal found the body of a man Saturday night at a building fire in Edgewater Township.

Authorities got the report of the fire at 7:30 p.m. Deputies, Birchwood Police Department officers, and the Birchwood Fire Department and ambulance were dispatched.

The sheriff's department says evidence at the scene pointed toward foul play.

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