Large brush fire causes evacuations for some residents in Brookfield
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CBS 58 Newsroom
Posted: Mar 9, 2025 3:36 PM CDT
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BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Multiple fire crews responded to a brush fire in Brookfield on Sunday, March 9.
The City of Brookfield Fire Department said they got the call around 1:40 p.m. The fire started in a marsh behind Soerens Ford. It spread from Brookfield Rd. west to the Fox River, from Capitol Dr. north to Compton Ln.
Homes on Chapel Hill Drive and Compton Lane were evacuated as a precaution.
The fire was extinguished by 6:15 p.m. The fire required around 16 different fire departments to put it out.
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