Horse/storage shed at Breezy Hill Campground a total loss after fire, 2 treated for smoke inhalation

BYRON – A horse/storage shed at Breezy Hill Campground in town of Byron is believed to be a total loss after a fire Saturday evening that also resulted in two people being treated for smoke inhalation.

Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the fire at the campground, N4177 Cearns Lane, at around 5:30 p.m. July 20. Eden Fire Department and deputies from the sheriff’s office were immediately dispatched.

The sheriff’s office said in a news release that the shed consisted of storage area for machinery as well as an area for horses. A sheriff’s deputy was first on scene and observed a significant amount of smoke and flames coming from the roof of the shed, the news release said.

Numerous civilians on site were trying to get equipment and other items out of the shed. All horses were safely removed from the shed and away from the area.

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No fire personnel were injured, but two civilians were evaluated on scene by paramedics for smoke inhalation.

The attic area and roof sustained significant fire and water damage, the sheriff’s office said, adding the shed is believed to be a total loss.

The fire is believed to have started in an exterior electrical box and then spread to the roof area.

The sheriff’s office and Eden Fire Department were assisted by the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center and We Energies. The following fire departments assisted at the scene: City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, Campbellsport Fire Department and Ambulance, Brownsville Fire Department, Lamartine Fire Department, Lomira Fire Department, Mount Calvary Fire Department, Oakfield Fire Department, Town of Fond du Lac Fire Department, Kewaskum Fire Department, Theresa Fire Department, RIT Team 2 and 4.

Contact Brandon Reid at 920-686-2984 or breid@gannett.com. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @breidHTRNews.