Marathon City, WI – Sprinkler system activated for machine fire

The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department says no one was injured after a machine fire early Friday morning.

Just after midnight, first responders were called to Menzner Hardwoods Company in Marathon City. The sheriff’s department tells Newschannel 7 that a machine caught fire, filling the building with smoke and triggering the sprinkler system.

There were workers on site, but they were in a separate building.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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