Posted: 10.12.2010

Fire at a family-owned orchard in southwestern Wisconsin has injured a firefighter and destroyed a
building.

Authorities say the fire broke out at Oakwood Fruit Farm in Richland Center about 9 p.m. Sunday.
Fire officials said a firefighter was taken to the hospital by ambulance after exposure to heat and possible dehydration. His condition is unknown.

WISC-TV says the orchard has been in the Louis family for more
than five generations.
 

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