Hibbing storage units destroyed

October 21 – Around a dozen storage units were destroyed and extensively damaged by an early morning fire in Hibbing. Crews from Hibbing, Keewatin, Chisholm, and Virginia were dispatched to the 800 block of 41st Street East around 1:10 a.m. The blaze was so intense that it melted the siding of the nearby Timberline Lodge. No injuries were reported and the Hibbing Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.