A homeowner has been charged after fire totaled a house in Ottertail on Saturday.
The homeowner, 35-year-old Cody James Dahl, has been charged with first-degree arson after the Minnesota State Fire Marshal and Otter Tail County sheriff’s office say Dahl gathered flammable materials in the attached garage of his home and lit them on fire around 9:40 p.m. He reportedly used a lighter and accelerant.
Dahl then purportedly left the home right after that and was pulled over by Otter Tail County deputies.
Authorities haven’t determined a motive for the fire, according to the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.
Fire departments from Ottertail, Perham and Battle Lake responded to the fire.
The fire remains under investigation.