Abusiness fire and two residential fires have kept Madison area fire departments busy to start 2021.
At 1:18 a.m. on Thursday, Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the 4600 block of Dovetail Drive in the town of Burke on a report of smoke and fire in the area and a building on fire, Assistant Chief Bill Sullivan said in a report.
Sun Prairie Engine 1 could see fire coming from a window on the side of the Simply Automotive building when it arrived and began dousing the fire with water from outside. Crews had to force entry through the main door and an overhead door to gain access to the inside to put the fire out, and checked adjacent spaces for any spread of the fire and removed wall coverings to confirm the fire was out, Sullivan said.
The fire was contained to a breakroom/office where it began, but smoke damage was throughout the building, with damage to the building and contents estimated at $150,000, Sullivan said.