COCHRANE, Wis. – A silo fire forced La Crosse Milling employees to evacuate the trackside milling complex on U.S. Highway 35 outside Cochrane. No =one was injured. Fire crews contained the fire to one silo, which held oats. Tentatively the fire was blamed on an overheated machine. The fire was reported about 9:15 p.m. when smoke began pouring from the silo.
La Crosse Milling. Silo lost at Cochrane’s largest employer Image: Buffalo County sheriff