Brainerd Man Suffers Burns in House Fire

Crow Wing County Sheriff Scott Goddard reports on January 23 at approximately 12:39 AM, Crow Wing County  deputies and Brainerd Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire on the 8800 block of  Wise Rd. The homeowner, 55-year-old Thomas Phillips, was transported by ambulance to  Essentia-St Joseph’s in Brainerd, then later to Hennepin County Medical Center by air  ambulance. A female at the residence was uninjured. The cause of the fire is under  investigation by the Minnesota State Fire Marshall’s Office. 

Baxter Police Department, Brainerd Police Department, and North Memorial Ambulance  Service assisted deputies at the scene.