Fire Hits Irma Home

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It took firefighters five hours to control a fire in the Irma area Monday morning.

No one was hurt, but the fire burned a home and garage on County Highway J.

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office believes a portable heater in the garage started the fire.

Firefighters hauled water from a hydrant at the nearby Lincoln Hills School.

Five fire departments helped on scene, including Russell, Merrill, Pine River, Tomahawk, and Little Rice.

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Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.