Soudan Mine Update: Fire may be out
Soudan Park manager Jim Essig and U of M lab manager Bill Miller held a press conference Monday afternoon at the Soudan Mine. While they are not declaring the fire officially extinguished, Essig said he firmly believes the fire is out. At this point, mine crews are working to clean up massive amounts of foam at the bottom of the mine and to restore power to the mine's 27th level.
LocationSoudan shaft fire continues
Responders are making headway in suppressing a fire inside the mine shaft at Soudan Underground Mine State Park. The incident is now being called the Soudan Mine Shaft Fire.
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Posted by Melissa Burlaga
Tower, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Minnesota Inter-agency Fire Center (MIFC) are responding to a fire that has been detected inside the mine shaft at Soudan Underground Mine State Park near Tower, Minn.
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by Marshall Helmberger, Tower Timberjay
There’s more bad news for northeastern Minnesota’s moose population. That’s according to the results of the DNR’s latest moose survey, which found yet another statistically significant decline in the population in northeastern Minnesota.
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While it may take until late next fall before the new Lake Vermilion State Park has a basic park road, primitive campsites and trails to welcome visitors, planning and money are falling into place for a new kind of state park.
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