Another structure in Pine County was burglarized and set on fire early Wednesday morning—the 13th in a suspected arson spree.

On Sunday, April 13, ten buildings were set on fire and three burglarized outside of Finlayson, as well as two fires in Northern Kanabec County and at least two burglaries in Aitkin County.

Wednesday’s burglary and fire occurred at a farm house in Willow River, about seven miles from the fires in Finlayson. Pine County Chief Deputy Steve Ovick said homeowner Mike Cizar returned home from milking the cows at 4:30 a.m. and noticed the door had been kicked in and smoke was streaming out of the house.

“The structure is still standing, but it’s trashed because of all the smoke,” Ovick said.

Ovick said eerie similarities exist between the previous fires and Wednesday’s farm house blaze.

“It looks like they’re connected, but I can’t say for sure,” he said. “It’s scary that this person or persons are out and active.”

Ovick said it is also possible the latest incident was a copy cat.

There is a $9,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in regards to the Pine County arson fires. The original reward amount was $5,000.

Most recently, the Pokegama Lake Association added $1,000 to the fund.

There are no suspects.