September 4 – Firefighters from Eveleth, Virginia, Mountain Iron, Fayal Township and Gilbert battled an early morning garage fire in Eveleth. The fire was reported around 4:40 a.m. in the 700 block of Garfield Street. The garage, along with two pick-up trucks and an SUV, were destroyed. Several garages and a small SUV had heat damage. Witnesses said that at the height of the blaze, several explosions were heard. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.
