Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue crews responded to three fires involving garbage and recycling containers in a matter of two hours on Saturday, July 4 into Sunday, July 5, officials say.
Crews were called to the area of Western Avenue and S. Brooke Street for a report of a dumpster fire around 12:20 a.m. Sunday. When crews arrived, they found a 12-foot by 20-foot enclosed garbage dumpster fully engulfed and causing major structural damage to the nearby apartment building.
Fire investigators are working to pinpoint what exactly started this fire, but according to Assistant Fire Chief Jim Knowles, “This is the third fire involving garbage or recycle containers that our crews responded to within the past two hours.”
Prior to this incident, fire engulfed a garbage container near N. Peters Avenue and W. Scott Street due to improper disposal of used fireworks.