MORA, Minn., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A fire in a Mora, Minn., apartment building claimed the lives of three people and left another in critical condition, officials say.
Friends and family identified the dead as Michael Caley, 48, his son, Coleman, and their neighbor Shirley Norling, 68, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
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Three others were evacuated from the building without injury.
The cause of the Thursday morning fire is under investigation.
"It's tragic ... boy, this is going to be a sad, sad Christmas," said Bob Bohachek, who lives near the building. "One night, people are fine, then the next night. ... It turns your stomach. You feel so bad, you grieve, and it just tears you up."
