Embarrass Township home damaged

April 14 – Firefighters from a number of eastern Iron Range fire departments spent Friday night battling a house and wildland fire on the Nikula Road in Embarrass Township. The blaze was reported around 8:20 p.m. Arriving crews found the unoccupied house partially involved, along with a grass fire near the structure. Firefighters from Embarrass, Pike-Sandy-Britt, Vermilion Lake, Babbitt and Aurora, along with Minnesota DNR were all on the scene. There were no reports of any injuries. The house was later determined to be a total loss.