Grace Kirchner Leader Correspondent
Photo by Grace Kirchner The area around the burned building on South Main Street was taped off on Thursday.
Officials with the state fire marshal were on the scene much of the day on Thursday to investigate a fire that sent two people to a Milwaukee hospital by helicopter Wednesday evening for treatment.
The identification of the people transported has not been released.
Clintonville Assistant Fire Chief Andy Beggs said Thursday afternoon that he expects a joint press release from the city fire and police departments will be issued on Friday.
According to Beggs, the fire was reported about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday. Fire departments from Pella, Clintonville, Marion, Embarrass, Bear Creek and Manawa, as well as Clintonville Ambulance, responded to the call.
The building at 49 S. Main St. was extensively damaged. A tattoo business and the former Doesn’t Compute are located on the lower level while apartments make the upper level.
Businesses on either side of the building were not damaged.