December 24-Several Iron Range fire departments were dispatched early this morning to a house fire in rural Mountain Iron. The fire was reported around 3:20 a.m. in the 9200 block of former Highway 169 in the Kinross area. The home was partially engulfed in flames when the first crews arrived. No injuries were reported, but the home received extensive damage. Fire departments on the scene included: Mountain Iron, Virginia, Fayal, Kinney-Great Scott, and Pike-Sandy-Britt. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
