Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
FIREFIGHTERS WORK to put out the blaze that destroyed the Nippa Excavation building in Bruce Crossing Saturday night. The fire is believed to have been caused by a wood stove. The photos were provided by the department from its Facebook page.
By RICHARD JENKINS
BRUCE CROSSING - Multiple fire departments responded to a Saturday evening fire that destroyed Nippa Excavation; located on U.S. 45 behind the U.P. Aspirus Clinic, near the intersection with M-28 in Bruce Crossing.
The Bruce Crossing Fire Department was dispatched to a fully engulfed structure fire at approximately 8:20 p.m.; after numerous people reported the blaze, as it could be seen from miles away.
"The shop at Nippa Excavation was full of, and surrounded by, logs and tires. There were a lot of explosions once we got on scene as tires were po...
