(KNOX) –A man who was found dead by the Grand Forks Fire Department at an apartment building at 620 Conklin Avenue has been identified. 70-year-old Richard Helmowski died in a fire that was coming from an apartment unit last Saturday.
No one else was hurt in the incident, and foul play is not being suspected in Helmowski’s death.
Five other residents in the building were displaced and the cause of the fire is being investigated.


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