PAOLI, Wis. — A fire at a building outside Paoli forced nearby homes to be evacuated Saturday morning.
Crews were called to the fire in the 1400 block of Range Trail just after 5:40 a.m. Saturday. Dane County Sheriff’s officials said a structure used to store machinery and road equipment was engulfed with flames.
Residents of the nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. Officials said that no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. In an update on Facebook, Belleville Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Jake Myrland said the initial loss appears to be over $2 million.
Myrland said explosions were heard at the scene. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is further investigating the fire.
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