May 3 – Firefighters on the eastern side of the Mesabi Iron Range were kept busy tonight with two structure fires within half an hour of each other. The first was a garage fire reported around 7:05 P.M. on Highway 100 in Aurora. The Aurora, Hoyt Lakes, and Lakeland fire departments responded. The garage and several vehicles were extensively damaged. Then, around 7:20 P.M. a house fire was reported in the 5400 block of Poplar Street in Aurora. The Aurora, Palo, and City of Biwabik fire departments responded, along with the Hoyt Lakes Ambulance. Arriving crews found flames in the basement with the fire extending to the outside of the house. The fire was quickly knocked down. No injuries were reported at either blaze. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating both fires.
