April 22 – Five fire departments were dispatched this morning to a large garage fire in Pike Township, north of Virginia. The fire was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. at the former Aysta Dairy, located in the 6900 block of Hill Road South. The fire was in the attic area of the huge garage. Fire departments on the scene included: Pike-Sandy-Britt, Vermilion Lake, Embarrass, Cook, and Mountain Iron. One firefighter was transported by a Virginia ambulance to a local hospital for exhaustion. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
