July 13 – Firefighters from Pike-Sandy-Britt, Mountain Iron, Vermilion Lake, Embarrass, Cook and Evergreen were dispatched early this morning to a bar fire in the Britt area north of Virginia. The blaze was reported around 3:00 a.m. at “The Oasis”. The fire was discovered by the bar’s owner and his family. They were able to safely evacuate the building. Arriving crews contained the fire to the basement of the structure. No injuries were reported. The cause was determined to be accidential.
