Fire heavily damaged a Breezy Point home Thursday morning.
The Pequot Lakes Fire Department responded to the fire report at 10 a.m. at the home of Jeffrey and Lynette Tiedemann on the 29000 block of Belgian Drive.
When firefighters arrived about 50 percent of the house was on fire, Pequot Lakes Fire Chief Tom Nelson said.
Firefighters pried away the siding of a house to get at a fire in Breezy Point. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls » Purchase reprints of this photo.
The fire damaged living quarters that had been converted from a garage and the upstairs portion of the split-level home. The basement had smoke and water damage, Nelson said.
"I'd have to say it's probably a total loss," Nelson said.
While the cause of the fire was undetermined Thursday afternoon, Nelson said it was believed the fire started in the converted living quarters based on the amount of damage to the room.
Pequot Lakes and Ideal firefighters on Thursday worked to stop a fire from spreading from the top floor. Brainerd Dispatch/Steve Kohls » Purchase reprints of this photo.
Jeffrey Tiedemann was at home when the fire started, Nelson said, but left the house after smelling smoke. No injuries were reported.
The Pequot Lakes Fire Department was assisted by fire departments from Crosslake, Ideal Township and Nisswa. Firefighters were at the scene until 12:43 p.m.
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