Wausau Pilot & Review
Crews from multiple agencies responded Friday to a report of a major barn fire west of Wausau, according to emergency scanner traffic.
The initial call came in at about 1:45 p.m. March 15 on Century Road near Spencer. The first crews to arrive reported that the barn is engulfed in flames, with the blaze spreading to a nearby shed and into the grass.
Unclear is whether any people or animals are inside the barn, in which a combine was being stored. The Salvation Army has also been paged to the scene.
Dry, windy conditions have resulted in very high fire danger throughout much of the state including Marathon County.
This is a developing story.
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