Fire that destroyed farm building in Brown County under investigation

(New Ulm, MN) – A fire late Sunday morning that destroyed a building on a rural Brown County farm is under investigation.

The Brown County Sheriff’s office said they responded with the Sleepy Eye Fire Department at 11:39 a.m. to a structure fire at a farm in rural Comfrey.

An outbuilding and straw was lost in the blaze, which started on a property southeast of Sleepy Eye and owned by Cook Family Farms, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.

Investigators believe that one or more people started the grass fire that spread to the building that was destroyed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff at (507) 233-6720 or at [email protected].