September 8 – Firefighters from Vermilion Lake Township, Embarrass, and Pike-Sandy-Britt responded early this evening to a report of a structure fire in Vermilion Lake Township. The fire was reported around 5:15 in the 6700 block of Highway 169. One garage was destroyed while another was extensively damaged. A thunderstorm was moving through the area at the time of the fire. The Tower Ambulance Service provided medical standby at the scene while the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department assisted in traffic control.
