BUCHANAN, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple local fire departments were called in on Saturday morning to help battle a reported silo fire, authorities say.
According to a release from the Town of Buchanan Fire and Rescue, crews responded at 9:52 a.m. for a reported silo fire at W812 on County Road Z.
Upon arrival at the scene, officials found silage burning inside a concrete silo. A water dump tank and a refill station at a nearby fire hydrant were set up.
Crews from the Greenleaf, Holland, and Wrightstown Fire Departments were called in for more tenders and more personnel.
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Wrightstown’s confined space team set up to investigate the situation before a crew was sent into the silo to extinguish any burning silage, keeping the fire from spreading anywhere else on the property.
Assisting fire departments were on the scene for nearly three hours, with firefighters from the Buchanan Fire and Rescue remaining on scene for about three and a half hours.
No other details are available at this time, and there is no official estimate on the damage/loss caused by the fire.
