Wisconsin Butter Fire

When

1991

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

43.08° N, 89.31° W

Description

fire and flood of dairy in 1991

Date from

year in its Wikidata description

Fire and flood of dairy in 1991

The Wisconsin butter fire, also known as the butter flood, great cheese fire, and great butter fire, was a fire and flood of processed meat and dairy that began on May 3, 1991, at a large storage facility in Madison, Wisconsin. The fire continued for eight days; there were no fatalities, but it caused millions of dollars in damages.

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