Fire Shuts Down Traffic in Downtown Manson

Travel through downtown Manson is back to normal after a city block was closed during a fire Thursday afternoon.

The Manson Volunteer Fire Association says crews from Manson and Chelan was sent to a 2nd alarm fire on Wapato Way, where they found dark smoke coming from the apartment above and behind the Sunset Bar & Grill.

Wapato Way was closed between Green Avenue and Time Street while crews put out the fire and cleared smoke from the building with ventilation fans. The public was asked to avoid the area due to emergency fire operations.

Further details and a cause of the fire have not been released.

Firefighters were sent to the scene at about 2:20pm Friday.