April 6 – A 43 year old man was injured early this morning, the result of an early morning house fire in Alango Township, south of Cook. The blaze was reported around 1:00 a.m. in the 9900 block of County Highway 22, The man was injured when jumped from a second story window. He was taken by Cook Ambulance to a local with smoke inhalation and non-life threatening injuries. His aunt and homeowner, a 67 year old woman was able safely escape the burning house. Fire departments responding to the blaze included: Cook, Evergreen, Pike-Sandy-Britt, and Mountain Iron. The house is considered to be a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office. The Cook Ambulance Service provided medical standby at the scene.
