A fire destroyed Sather Family Dental and the clinic’s half completed expansion on Douglas Street in Chetek on Friday evening, Jan. 3.
Reports of the fire were received before 9 p.m. and Chetek, New Auburn, Cameron, Barron and Rice Lake fire departments were called to the scene. Rice Lake Fire Department deployed its aerial ladder to spray water from above.
Mayo Ambulance and Chetek Ambulance Service were called to stand by. It did not appear there were any injuries related to the fire. The dentist office was closed at the time.
Traffic down Second Street was detoured. Barron County Sheriff’s Department advised people to stay away from the area and give room to firefighters. Tanker trucks sped in and out the area, bringing water to collapsible water tanks on Douglas Street.