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ELY - Highway 169 about two miles west of Ely was shut down last Saturday afternoon for more than six hours because of a fire involving a semi truck that was pulling a tanker of gasoline.
According to a report from Morse-Fall Lake Fire Chief Ted Krueger, as related to the Northland Fire Wire, around 2:15 p.m. Saturday the brakes of the semi caught fire and the blaze spread to the vehicle’s tires. The truck driver uncoupled the burning vehicle from the tanker. The front of the tanker hit the ground, rupturing a tanker pocket containing 3,400 gallons of gasoline.
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Highway 169 about two miles west of Ely was shut down for about six and a half hours Saturday as the result of a fire involving a semi truck, which was pulling a tanker of gasoline.
The Northland FireWire reports the semi truck was hauling the load of gasoline to Ely around 2:15 Saturday afternoon. Morse-Fall Lake Fire Department Chief Ted Krueger told the Northland FireWire that the brakes of the truck then caught fire and spread to the vehicle s tires.
The truck driver was able to uncouple the burning vehicle from the tanker, the Northland FireWire reports.
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May 23, 2021
It happened on Burntside Lake on Waters Island.
The explosion caused a summer property with a boathouse to catch fire. That fire also hit two cabins and an outbuilding. All of the properties were destroyed.
No one was hurt, but two residents were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Ely, Babbitt, Morse-Fall Lake, and U.S. Forest Service firefighters all teamed up to fight the fire.