April 16 – Damages are put at $25,000, the result of a kitchen fire in the curling club area of the Hibbing Memorial Building. The fire was reported around 9:25 p.m. Arriving firefighters discovered that a fire on the stove was quickly extinguished by the stove’s fire suppression system, but the fire had damaged nearby cabinets and walls. Firefighters were able to contain any remaining fire to the kitchen area only. No injuries were reported. Fire departments from Hibbing, Chisholm, Keewatin, and Virginia were dispatched to the fire through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS.) The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Hibbing Fire Marshal’s Office.
