SCHOFIELD, WI (WTAQ) – A fire near Wausau has destroyed a Taco John’s restaurant.
Four employees and two customers escaped unharmed.
Firefighters were called around 9 p.m. Tuesday to the restaurant, located on Business Highway 51 in Schofield.
Taco John’s owner Kelly Kleine said her workers smelled smoke — and they thought at first that a neighbor was burning trash. They then saw flames from ceiling Fire Chief Steve Meilahn said part of the roof collapsed.
Business 51 was closed for several hours so firefighters could put out hot spots. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)


