Moose Lake Motel catches fire

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, an employee of Northwoods Credit Union called 911 to report smoke coming from the Moose Lake Motel on Arrowhead Lane, according to the Moose Lake Star Gazette newspaper. Billowing smoke and flames could later be seen coming out of the roof of the motel, which had 14 units and a living quarters for the caretaker. Fire departments responded to the scene from Moose Lake, Mahtowa, Barnum, Sturgeon Lake, Willow River, Kettle River and Carlton. The cause of the fire is as of yet unknown. As the Pine Knot News went to press, no injuries had been reported. Cloquet resident Zach Wehr also reported the fire, which he spotted from his vantage point working on a roof across the street.