Flames tore through the Lake House Inn Sunday night, destroying a historic supper club near Edgerton that had stood for generations as a place for family gatherings and community connection.

The Lake House Inn was deemed a total loss after crews were called to the property at 8:28 p.m. for reports of smoke in the area, according to Rock County Communications.

When firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from the structure. Lakeside Fire Rescue requested mutual aid, prompting multiple agencies to respond, including the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. Officials urged nearby residents to close doors and windows due to heavy smoke. By 11:30 p.m., flames had been extinguished, though WMTV crews on scene could still see smoke rising from the remains of the building as firefighters continued their work overnight.

The sheriff’s office said the business was closed at the time of the fire and confirmed no one was inside. Investigators later determined the building was a total loss. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a large fire near Prosser early Monday morning. It happened around 1:44 a.m. on North Hosko Road. A person called 911 and reported their neighbor’s shop was on fire. Fire crews from West Benton Fire Rescue, Benton County Fire District Protection #2 and Benton County Fire District 1 arrived on scene to find the fire had spread to a large haystack near the shop.

The shop is a total loss but firefighters were able to save the property owner’s home. Fire officials said the haystack fire will continue to burn throughout the day and a crew will remain at the property to monitor the activity. No one was hurt. Authorities said a preliminary investigation showed it may have been heat lamps inside the shop that started the fire.

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Firefighters from the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) responded to a house fire in Spokane’s Emerson-Garfield neighborhood on Friday night. The blaze occurred at 1308 West York Avenue.

Crews arrived shortly after 6 p.m. and quickly extinguished the flames, managing to save the home before it was damaged to the point of being uninhabitable. According to SFD officials, no injuries were reported from the incident.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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A family’s bus caught on fire Monday morning in Spokane County. According to the owner of the bus, Levi Jordan, the fire started at around 10:30 a.m. on South Dorset Road near Geiger Heights, Washington. The owner of the bus said his son saw smoke coming out of the bus, which was when they called the fire department.

As the family stood outside, the owner said there was an explosion and the bus caught fire. The owner said the family was 15 feet away from the bus when it exploded and glass hit them. The owner said the fire department put out the fire before it could spread to the trees. Jordan said the bus was a school bus modified for camping with solar panels installed in the roof. Jordan said it’s too early to tell the exact cause of the fire.

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The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says officers witnessed an explosion inside a cargo van in Southwest Seattle. Police say they received a call about smoke coming from a van in a wooded area on Thursday. The caller believed that the driver was stuck and needed help. Officers arrived and tried to knock on the windows, but no one was inside the van.

A rear window broke, allowing officers to see wires sticking out from underneath a backseat that was on fire. Sometime after an explosion happened. SPD’s Arson Bomb Squad was called in after the explosion. An improvised device used to light items on fire had exploded inside the van, causing a large fire. Seattle Fire Department firefighters put out the fire. SPD says no one was injured by the fire or explosion.

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