November 4 – Ten northeastern Minnesota fire departments were dispatched this morning to a fire at Lamppa Manufacturing in Tower. The fire was reported around 8:30 a.m. with initial reports that the fire was in a wall near a welding booth. Crews from Tower, Breitung Township, Greenwood Township, Vermilion Lake, Eagles Nest, Embarrass, Pike-Sandy-Britt, Babbitt, Ely, and Virginia were all dispatched. The Ely and Virginia departments responded with their aerial ladder trucks after a report that the fire may have spread into the attic area of the large manufacturing building. The fire was contained to an inside wall and an outside wall. The entire building was filled with smoke. No injuries were reported. The Tower Ambulance Service provided medical standby and firefighter rehabilitation at the scene. The Breitung Police Department assisted in traffic control by shutting down a portion of State Highway 135.
