 On October 10, 1918, two men working near a railroad siding northwest of Cloquet saw a passenger train pass by the siding, and soon thereafter discovered a fire burning through grass and piles of wood.The fire could not be contained, and by October 12, fires had spread through northern Minnesota.When asked about the scene at Cloquet after the fact, Albert Michaud, a special Police Officer in Cloquet was quoted by "The New York Times"