STORY AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF IRONWOOD PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
On September 26, 2023, at approximately 9:58 AM, On-duty Ironwood Public Safety Officers received a report of a fire at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds.
Additional members of the IPSD fire division were paged. The first units arrived on the scene within 4 minutes of the call and found the grandstand and adjacent horse barn fully engulfed. The initial teams focused on protecting the surrounding buildings and extinguishing the fire.
A mutual aid request was made for additional fire departments due to the building’s size, location, and need for other water sources. Responding departments were Hurley, Ironwood Township, and Bessemer Township fire departments.
The fire was under control by 10:45 AM, and Units will remain on scene throughout the evening. Residents may continue to see smoke coming from the fairgrounds.
Two surrounding structures also burned. There were no reported injuries to either civilians or firefighters.
The Ironwood Public Safety Department would like to thank Xcel Energy, Beacon Ambulance, the City of Ironwood DPW, and assisting law enforcement and fire departments.
The fire’s cause is under investigation by Ironwood Public Safety SGT./Fire Marshal Brandon Snyder and Gogebic County Sheriff Department DET/SGT Yesney.
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