Late-night Eveleth fire destroys garage, damages nearby home, shed and truck

A fire in Eveleth late on Friday, February 13 destroyed a garage and caused damage to a nearby house, shed, and truck," according to the Northland Fire Wire account republished by WDIO. The fire was called in around 10:00 p.m. to the 100 block of Kimberly Avenue, and initial reports say crews contained the blaze after it consumed the garage.

"When the first fire crews arrived, the garage was fully engulfed in flames," the WDIO account said, and multiple local departments went to the scene. Agencies listed in the WDIO and Northland Fire Wire reports included the Eveleth Fire Department, Fayal Township Fire Department, Gilbert Fire Department, Mountain Iron Fire Department, and Virginia Fire Department. The Eveleth Ambulance Service provided medical standby while the Eveleth Police Department assisted with traffic control, the Northland Fire Wire noted.

Different accounts offer varying descriptions of the scene. The Grand Rapids Herald-Review cited Friends of the Northland FireWire in saying a garage in the 100 block of Elba Avenue was a total loss after a blaze reported around 9:30 to 9:35 a.m., and that six departments including Clinton joined the response. The Mesabi Tribune described a late Saturday morning call around 11 a.m. in an alley in the 800 block of Summit Street and said "the fire was contained to the garage’s interior." Northern News Now placed the call around 9:35 a.m. near Fayal Road and Elba Avenue. These location and time discrepancies are reflected in the multiple public reports.

On injuries, WDIO and Northland Fire Wire said, "So far, no injuries have been reported." Northern News Now, however, relayed a Friends of the Northland Firewire update that "one firefighter had minor injuries after falling on ice." The Grand Rapids Herald-Review also reported no injuries "early Monday afternoon." Officials on scene have not issued a detailed, centralized incident report in the public accounts.

"The cause of the fire is still being investigated," WDIO and Northland Fire Wire reported. Reports consistently name Friends of the Northland FireWire as the initial source for the event summaries; WDIO and the Northland feed align on the late-evening Feb. 13 timeline while other outlets carried alternative morning or late-morning timeframes and different block addresses.

Local mutual-aid resources were significant across accounts: at least five departments were named repeatedly and one report listed six, with Eveleth Ambulance Service providing medical standby and local police or the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department assisting with traffic control in some versions. The varying details underline outstanding questions about the official incident location, the full scope of exterior damage to the neighboring house, any displacement of residents, and whether a firefighter injury occurred, all items that remain subject to official confirmation as investigators continue their work.