Firefighters respond to popular Iron Range restaurant

May 17 – Three Iron Range fire departments responded this afternoon to a report of a fire at a popular Gilbert restaurant. The Gilbert, Eveleth, and Fayal departments were dispatched around 3:30 to The Whistling Bird on Broadway Street. There was a small fire on an outside wall, which was extinguished by a passerby. Firefighters checked to make sure that the fire had not extended into the rest of the building. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Gilbert Police Department and the Gilbert Fire Department.