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Legends Bar & Grill in Suring a complete loss after fire

Posted at 10:53 PM, Jun 12, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-13 13:18:43-04

The community in Suring was still working to clean up storm damage from the weekend when another emergency happened Monday night.

A fire destroyed Legends Bar and Grill after crews worked for hours to put out the flames.

Firefighters were called to the bar on the 700 block of E. Main Street around 10 p.m.

Heavy smoke and flames were seen shooting from the building on arrival, crews said.

The bar closed early because it lost power during Monday night's storms, according to firefighters. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

There are apartments above the bar, but they were vacant at the time the fire started.

Because the building is more than 100 years old, firefighters faced multiple challenges while fighting the flames.

"The construction, the dry wood," said Assistant Fire Chief Les Steffeck. "It had a partial tin roof on it and the brick, it's hard to get water into it."

No injuries were reported. 

Law enforcement closed WIS 32 in both directions between Krueger Street and Mill Street as crews battled the flames.

The Gillette, Suring, Underhill and Brazo Fire Departments all responded to the fire.

 

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