A portion of debris rekindled Wednesday, Aug. 18 in Fort Atkinson – more than one week after the initial fire broke out.
The Fort Atkinson Fire Department worked to put out the rekindled debris Tuesday morning, which was seen creating a small smoke plume.
On Saturday, Aug. 14, the fire department announced that firefighting activities had concluded after more than four days. After about three hours fighting the fire when it started on Aug. 10, a water shortage led Fort Atkinson Fire Chief Daryl Rausch to decide the flames would need to burn out on their own.
The Environmental Protection Agency continued to monitor air conditions until Sunday. At that time, fire officials said a few small areas of smoldering debris remained and would be monitored.