Firefighters in Rice Lake are blaming a downed power line and a broken gas line for a fire that destroyed several downtown businesses yesterday.
The fire started at the Agonic Brewery yesterday afternoon. Chief Mike Hover said the power line fell, then the gas line broke open, and he said high winds pushed the fire through the building. In addition to the brewery, the chief says the fire gutted Cheese Louise and Finewood, Inc. Chief Hover says a Rice Lake firefighter was hurt during the fire. They were taken to the hospital with a torn bicep.
