At 2:12 am, on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 the Sun Prairie Fire Department and Blooming Grove-Burke-Maple Bluff EMS, were dispatched to the Burke Station Tavern for a report of a structure fire. The Burke Station Tavern is located at
5291 Felland Road, in the Town of
Burke.
The basement of the Tavern was filled with smoke. Just prior to the 911 call to report the fire, a bartender, who was closing up the tavern, heard a noise in the basement, and when he went to investigate he was turned back by a large amount of smoke. After calling in the fire, the bartender went to the apartments located above the tavern to evacuate two residents and a dog. There were no injuries as a result of the fire, and all were evacuated safely.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined at this time.
Sun Prairie Fire Department was assisted by the following fire departments:
Cottage Grove,
Marshall, Blooming Grove, Deerfield, Monona,
Waterloo, Maple Bluff, McFarland, Dane County Regional Airport Fire,
Columbus,
Stoughton, Town of
Madison, Waunakee, Dane, and
Fitchburg.
***Italicized departments have a FOOLS affiliation***