MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities had to evacuate residents in Marinette County due to a raging forest fire Saturday.
Officials say the fire was located on an ATV trail behind the Wheel Inn near Crivitz around 2 p.m. Witnesses say smoke, however, was visible hours earlier.
County dispatch reported the fire off of County Road W in the Town of Stephenson. Some residents were evacuated as a precaution.
FOX 11 reports that residents could see flames shooting out above the tree line.
Several fire departments responded to help fighting the blaze, along with being on standby to protect homes and other structures in the line of the fire. The Red Cross is also assisting.
