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MilwaukeeMilwaukee firefighters rescued two people from an apartment after it caught on fire. The Milwaukee Fire Department said the fire broke out in the back of a convenience store at 24th Place and Hopkins Street just before 2 a.m. There are apartment on top of the store. No one was injured in the fire. The Red Cross is assisting displaced residents.
- Wisconsin Tavern Burns
Town of BurkeAn overnight fire destroyed a tavern in the Town of Burke. The Dane County Sheriff's Department said the fire began just after 2 a.m. Thursday at the Burke Station Tavern in the 5200 block of Felland Road. Huge clouds of smoke spewed from the building for hours as firefighters from Sun Prairie and 15 other fire departments battled the blaze.
A bartender who was closing up the tavern said he discovered smoke coming from the basement. The bartender went to the apartments located above the tavern to evacuate two residents and a dog and then called for help. No injuries were reported. Authorities said that no cause or damage estimates have been determined. Dick Story might be better known as part-owner of the Crystal Corner Bar in Madison, but for 28 years he's also owned the Burke Station Tavern, and on Thursday he said he's just baffled about what could have caused the fire.
The building originally went up in 1889 as the Burke General Store and evolved into the popular rural nightspot wedged in between Madison and Sun Prairie's city limits. Story said there are no simple clues as to the fire's cause. He said that three weeks ago the building passed a comprehensive fire inspection with no "defects" found.
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