Fire damages building in Escanaba

ESCANABA — Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at the Anthony and Company building on 23rd Street in Escanaba.

Escanaba Public Safety officers say the incident happened shortly after 4:00 p.m. Thursday. Engine 34 and five officers rushed to the scene, where they found smoke coming out of the building’s south side doors. The fire was located in the Bog Room in the north west side of the building. They spent about an hour and a half on the scene.

The total damage is unknown at this time and the investigation is ongoing