 Authorities say the incident happened Thursday night in Wadena County, north of Staples. Fire and rescue found the operator of it, 79-year-old John Berger. He was pinned under the tractor and pronounced dead at the scene. Fire destroyed a home Thursday in Lake Edward Township. Nisswa Fire Department arrived around 1 p.m., found the fire on County Road 118. No one was injured in the fire, but the home was a total loss.