Fire Damages Outside Wall Of Fat Joes Overnight

The Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue Department responded to an overnight fire at a downtown business last night.

About 1:15 AM, calls came into the Fond du Lac County Communications Center that the outside wall of Fat Joes bar and restaurant was on fire.

Upon arrival, fire crews could see a small fire and smoke coming from inside a wall on the back side of the building.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire , but not before needing to rip out some of the wall to gain access to it.

According to a statement from the department, improperly disposed smoking materials are to blame for the fire, which firefighters say could have been worse had quick thinking employees not used a fire extinguisher on the fire to get most of it out prior to the fire departments arrival.

Once the fire was out, the business was able to remain open for the rest of the night.