Shoppers evacuated from Wisconsin Rapids Walgreens Thursday after store filled with haze

Caitlin Shuda, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Walgreens, 3200 Eighth St. S. in Wisconsin Rapids.
Walgreens, 3200 Eighth St. S. in Wisconsin Rapids.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Shoppers and staff were evacuated from Walgreens Thursday morning after haze filled the store.

Wisconsin Rapids Fire Chief Todd Eckes said the call came in about 11:02 a.m. Thursday, and when they arrived fire crews found a burned motor on the roof coming from the air handling unit.

The crew was on the scene for between a half hour and 45 minutes, Eckes said, and Walgreens staff members were able to reopen the store.

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