Fire causes considerable smoke damage to campground resort in Wisconsin, cause under investigation
Mar 25, 2025
WEYWAUWEGA, Wis. (WFRV) - A fire at a campground resort in Wisconsin resulted in 'considerable' smoke damage to a bar in an attached game room.
According to the New London Fire Department, officials were alerted to a fire at the bar at Guth's Landing & Resort in Weyauwega. The caller reported
smoke and flames around 10:05 p.m. on Monday.
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The following departments and agencies responded to the scene:
Weyauwega Fire Department
New London Fire Department
Waupaca Fire Department
Manawa Fire Department
Fremont Fire Department
Ogdensburg Fire Department
West Bloomfield Fire Department
Poy Sippi Fire Department
Gold Cross Ambulance
Fire extension damage was reported in an attached gameroom as it reportedly burnt through the roof of a shower/bathroom area of the facility. The bar attached to the game room sustained 'considerable smoke damage.'
The bar had numerous mounted wild animals and fish on display, which fortunately survived in a glass display case.
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The cause of the fire is unknown; however, the property owner reportedly said they had lit a water heater and turned the thermostat up on a furnace inside the building that housed the shower/bathroom area 30 minutes before the fire's discovery.
No estimated losses have been provided. This incident is still under investigation. ...read more read less