SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Seventeen people are getting assistance from the Red Cross after a fire displaced them from their apartments in downtown Sheboygan Sunday.
The Sheboygan Fire Department got word just after 5 p.m. of smoke coming from the windows of the three story building at 939 North Eighth Street.
Battalion Chief Terry Soerens says fire fighters had trouble finding the fire at first, but eventually found it in a back office area and was quickly extinguished. "Pretty much it burned itself out because of the lack of oxygen, but then as soon as they opened up the door it flared up again, but was immediately knocked down by firefighters."
Crews stayed on the scene for around four hours looking for other hot spots and venting the building of smoke.
Soerens says the building is closed but not a complete loss. "There was an office area in the Bead Coop store that was heavily damage, and the tenants that were living on the floors above are displaced at this time due to the smoke. There’s also some water damage."
No injuries were reported, and Soerens says the owner of the building is working to get it repaired so it can reopen for business and tenants.