Marinette County Communications Interrupted By Fire Damage

A major fire Thursday morning at a vacant building in Marinette damaged a fiber optic line, interrupting internet service and knocking out some emergency communications.  Fire crews were called to the former Marinette Knitting Mills site at about 10:50 a-m.  The Marinette County Sheriff’s Office says it had started having problems with its internet, e-mail and telephone service.  Emergency dispatchers and 9-1-1 services were maintained by switching to a backup system.  No injuries were caused by the fire.