MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Several fire departments responded to a brush fire near the railroad tracks on Marcy Road in Menomonee Falls Tuesday evening.
The Menomonee Falls Fire Department says around 12-15 acres were burned in the fire. Nearly 15 agencies responded when it broke out around 6 p.m.
The fire was out after about two hours. There were no injuries and no building or structure damage.
According to the fire department, the vegetation above the ground is very dry. However, the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Neighbors tell TMJ4 News they saw flames as high as eight feet at one point.
At the same time, in the same area of the brush fire, nearly 3,000 We Energies customers lost power due to an outage, according to the company's outage map.
"It is unclear what exactly caused the initial outage, but we believe the fire likely played a role," We Energies spokesperson Brendan Conway said in a statement Tuesday evening. "Some customers may remain out for a few hours tonight until firefighters clear the area and our crews can get in to look at our equipment."
Power has since been fully restored to the area.
Nearly two years ago, a brush fire raged along Marcy, Pilgrim, and Lannon roads in Menomonee Falls. About 10 homes had to be evacuated during the fire in April 2021. The fire burned through at least 450 acres. No one was injured and no structures were damaged.
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