Hibbing Fire responds to gas leak at Irongate Mall

April 26 – The Hibbing Fire Department was dispatched this morning to a report of a gas smell at the Irongate Mall in Hibbing. The department was paged at 9:39 a.m. and upon arriving at the scene, conducted a thorough search of the mall complex. Those inside the mall were evacuated. Crews discovered that a gas valve inside one of the businesses had inadvertently been left open. The department cleared the mall around 11:00 a.m.