LACROSSE, Wis. — A South Side brick apartment building, nondescript except for a garish lavender and avocado paint job, was heavily damaged by fire. No one was inside. There were no injuries. The fire was reported about 5:40 p.m. The past-prime structure housed the Friendship Tree second-hand shop on the ground floor and four subdivided apartments upstairs. Firefighters were on-scene three hours to extinguish hot spots hidden in structural nooks and crannies. Smoke damage was heavy.
Upstairs panes gone. At 729 Sixth Street South. Cause not determined immediately.