OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — An overnight fire at an Oconomowoc hotel is believed to have been caused by a heating unit, according to the Western Lakes Fire District.
Crews responded to the Town Place Suites, where they were met with visible smoke.
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By the time the crews arrived, a partial evacuation of the hotel had already taken place, according to the fire department. Crews then discovered an attic fire after breaching the ceiling, and suppression efforts began.
The cause of the fire was determined to be an extension cord powering a heating unit near sprinkler pipes, according to the fire department.
No injuries were reported.
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