News: Greenwood (Wolf’s Sawmill Fire - 2014)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Wolf

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 3/19/2014

Wolf’s Sawmill Fire (Greenwood - 13 March 2014)

By Todd Schmidt

Wolf’s Sawmill located on Cannery Street in Greenwood was destroyed by fire Friday evening. The call came in to the Greenwood Fire Department at approximately 7:45 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the building was engulfed in smoke.

Owner Dan Wolf said the fire was accidental. The possible cause was a hot ember from a welding procedure.

The Neillsville, Granton, Thorp, Loyal and Spencer fire departments provided mutual tanker aid. There were no injuries reported, and firefighters were on the scene until the wee hours Saturday morning.

Fire fighting efforts were hampered by several factors, including the location of Wolf’s Sawmill. The business is located near the end of Cannery Street, which is a dead-end street featuring only one fire hydrant. The city of Greenwood currently has a low water level due to residents being asked to run a continuous stream of water to avoid frozen water lines.

Some water to fight the blaze was extracted from the Black River. That supply is limited due to the thickness of the ice. Water was also obtained from a nearby pond. Eventually, all sources of water were drained.