Looking over what little is left

• Fire remains

Through the haze of ash and fumes, Darryl Binstock surveys what little remains of his two-story, 5,000-square-foot home in rural north Dickinson on Wednesday afternoon.

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Through the haze of ash and fumes, Darryl Binstock surveys what little remains of his two-story, 5,000-square-foot home in rural north Dickinson on Wednesday afternoon. It had burned to the ground by 4 a.m. Wednesday. The cause of the fire is believed to be an electrical problem. Binstock said he left his house about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening to check on his cows; the clothes dryer was running when he left, and when he returned, his house was in flames. Fire crews responded to the scene at 10 p.m., but the house was a complete loss. Binstock has insurance to help rebuild. He said he slept in his truck after losing his home; the reality of the house fire is still sinking in, he said. Fire crews returned to his farm later Wednesday to extinguish a second fire that ignited in a grove of trees on Binstock’s property. Several of his large propane tanks were nearby, but the tree fire was put out without further incident.

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