ONALASKA, Wis. – Fore destroyed the Strupp trucking, heavy equipment and excavating company facility on Brice Prairie. No one was injured, but the fire was so fierce it took 100,000 gallons of water to put down. Onalaska firefighters responded to the fire, on County Road XX, about 3:36 a.m. Flames and billowing black smoke were ripping skyward. The Onalaska crew called for help from fire departments in Bangor, Campbell, Holmen, La Crosse, Shelby and West Salem. Crews were still moppnig up nine hours later. There was no question that the structure was a total loss.
Geared up to battle inferno. Inferno at North 6200 County Road XX, an Onalaska address. Image: Onalaska Fire Department