GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A husband and wife are homeless after a fire that apparently started with an attempt to thaw frozen water pipes with a blowtorch, authorities say.
The mobile home of Emil and Darlyne Sommerfeld was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The couple - originally from the eastern North Dakota town of Michigan - were not hurt.
Grand Forks Battalion Chief Rick Coulter said the fire was concentrated at the back of the home.
