Officials are investigating the cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed the Anello’s Torch Lite restaurant at 1276 E. Green Bay St. in Shawano.
Firefighters from Shawano and Bonduel were called to the fire around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and battled the blaze in freezing temperatures. Meanwhile, crews laid sand and salt on the street and sidewalks where water from the firefighting effort had quickly turned to ice.
The fire closed a portion of East Green Bay Street (state Highway 22) for several hours.
The restaurant was called a total loss. Once the blaze was extinguished, fire crews used a backhoe to pull the building apart and look for hot spots.
Firefighters remained on scene until about 8 a.m.
No one was in the building at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.
Animals from the restaurant’s petting zoo, which were kept in a separate structure nearby, were all accounted for, according to authorities.
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