Fire destroys lake cabins on Otter Tail Lake
News | Published on December 2, 2025 at 3:50pm GMT+0000 | Author: Tucker Henderson
0By Tom Hintgen
Otter Tail County Correspondent
Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 22, said fire destroyed three lake cabins on the west side of Otter Tail Lake. Firefighters were called to the scene at 2:53 a.m. The location was Augustana Trail in Amor Township.
Responding to the scene of the fire were fire departments from Battle Lake, Ottertail, Underwood, Fergus Falls and Perham. An investigation was conducted by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
No injuries were reported since the cabins were not occupied when the fire broke out.
Traffic injuries
Sheriff deputies, on Nov. 22, said the driver of pickup lost control of his vehicle west of Dent and landed in a swamp. The driver sustained a minor injury and was taken to the hospital in Perham. The accident took place at 11:25 a.m. on 390th Street, south of West Silent Lake.
One person received a minor injury in a traffic accident in New York Mills at 7:38 a.m. on Nov. 23. One driver failed to stop at an intersection and the vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle.