MOUNTAIN IRON, MN (Northern News Now) – A fire near Mountain Iron on Sunday afternoon sent two people to the hospital and destroyed a house.
According to Friends of the Northland Fire Wire, the fire was reported in the 5600 block of Oriole Avenue around 1:00 p-m.
Multiple Iron Range fire departments were on the scene including crews from Mountain Iron, Virginia, Fayal, Pike-Sandy-Britt, Clinton, Kinney-Great Scott, and Cherry.
Heavy smoke and fire were coming from the house when firefighters arrived and the house is a total loss.
No further information was available concerning the two that were taken to a hospital, another person was evaluated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
(from Northern News Now)
