Burning wood chips determined as cause of Green Bay fire

Green Bay Metro Fire

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a fire on Allouez Avenue around 2:00 p.m. Thursday.

First responders were told there was a fire in an exterior wall with white smoke showing.

Upon arrival, crews found burned wood chip extended into the wall. A fire actively burned behind the building’s exterior siding. Crews worked to put out the fire and remove steel siding to prevent the fire from spreading further into the building.

Green Bay Metro Fire has yet to determine the cause of the fire, but according to a news release it suspects careless disposal of smoking materials could be the cause.

The fire department reminds all to use non-combustible containers for smoking materials, and to confirm materials are completely extinguished before disposal.