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Homes Evacuated Near Former Badger Army Ammunition Site

Aug 28, 2020 | 10:23 AM

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People living in five homes near the former Badger Army Ammunition site in Prairie du Sac had to be evacuated Wednesday after a controlled burn spread underground. No injuries were reported. The flames at the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area ignited what officials are calling an “unknown substance” underground. A hazmat team decided the let the fire burn itself out. That recreation area was closed to the public while the Department of Natural Resources monitored the underground fire.