Two fires at Hibbing Taconite keep crews busy

April 12 – Firefighters from Hibbing, Chisholm, French Township and Virginia were dispatched to two late night fires at Hibbing Taconite. Shortly after 10:45, there was a report of a production truck fire at the mining operation. A few minutes later, a report came in of a fire at the pellet plant. The Hibbing Taconite fire brigade took care of the production truck fire while the other resources were directed to a fire in the electrical room on the third floor of the pellet plant. This fire was contained using dry chemical extinguishers. There were no injuries and firefighters remained on the scene for approximately two and a half hours. No damage estimates are available and the causes of both fires are under investigation.