Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
AFTER BEING fed by the blazing grandstands at left, the 4-H Horse Barn at right gives way to flames before firefighters have a chance to arrive at the scene to fight the Sept. 26, 2023 fire at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. The wall of the hay barn, which also succumbed, is shown at left in the event that happened one year ago today.
By PAMELA JANSSON
BESSEMER - One year ago today, an accidental fire destroyed three structures at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds: the 4-H horse barn, the grandstands and a nearby hay barn.
The blaze occurred directly after two additional structures had been demolished: the poultry barn and an old utility trailer.
The fire started within the former grandstands, which were in the process of being demolished by a construction crew cutting supports with a torch that threw sparks into a grandstand wall, thus inflaming it.
As a result of the damage, as well as concerns re...
