A fire struck a Platteville bowling alley Saturday night while bowlers were occupying half of the facility’s 24 lanes.
“We actually had the glow bowling going on, so we had fog machines going — we didn’t really see (smoke),” said Joe Haack, owner of Pioneer Lanes Bar, Grill & Banquet Center.
The Platteville Fire Department received the call at 10:45 p.m. for a fire that began in the bowling alley’s attic. The blaze resulted in smoke and water damage to about half of the building. There were no injuries.
“There were 15 or so people there, but the fire being above the ceiling allowed all of the people to get out,” said Fire Chief Ryan Simmons.
He said the fire damage was limited to the building’s attic and roof.
“There was mostly smoke and water damage,” he said. “A lot of the water damage came from a water line that had melted through. We used 3,000 gallons of water, which is not a lot for a structure fire.”