Fire Damages Home, Truck, Camper

The Almena Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a residence on Hwy. 8 at Poskin Sunday, August 15. A call was received at 3:15 p.m. by Barron County Dispatch of a truck on fire near the residence. Before the call was ended the caller said the house was also on fire. Almena Fire Department, along with tankers from Turtle Lake and Barron were on scene for a couple of hours extinguishing the blaze. A travel trailer, the truck and the house received extensive damage in the blaze. The fire is still under investigation. Photos by Wyatt K