The guests at Apple Creek Resort in Fish Creek had to be evacuated from their rooms due to a fire on Wednesday night. Gibraltar Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the hotel building before 9:45 p.m. as smoke filled the resort’s first-floor laundry room. Fire Chief Andy Bertges says resort staff closed off the doors to the laundry room to keep the blaze from spreading throughout the building. He suggests that overheated items within the dryer ignited, setting the appliance on fire. An extinguisher was used on the fire until an engine arrived to knock down the rest of the blaze. From ventilating the building of smoke to making sure everyone was out of their rooms, Bertges was thankful for the mutual aid response they received.

The fire departments of Ephraim, Baileys Harbor, and Egg Harbor, the Door County Sheriff’s Department, and Door County Emergency Services also responded to the fire, allowing crews to leave the scene after a few hours.