Press Release - On March 16, 2017, at about 12:58 AM, the Spooner Fire Department was dispatched to the Washburn County Area Humane Society, for a structure fire, at 1400 Cottonwood Ave.
Spooner Police Department, Washburn County Deputies, and good samaritans were able to remove 2 dogs from the building.
Spooner Fire Department arrived on scene and began to attack the fire and were able to remove a number of cats from the building. The fire was extinguished and scene was secured by the Spooner Police Department.
On scene investigation was performed by the Wisconsin State Fire Marshals and insurance company's investigator and it was determined the cause of the fire was accidental and no criminal or suspicious acitivites were determined.
The cause of the fire is suspected to have been from a plastic cigarette butt receptacle, located next to the building.
Spooner Fire Chief, Darren Vik
Spooner Police Chief, Jerry Christman
Last Update: Mar 21, 2017 9:12 am CDT
