FOWLERVILLE, Mich. (Mid Michigan Gazette) — Crews in Fowlerville are investigating the cause of a fire at the Bloated Goat Saloon on Wednesday night.
According to Fowlerville Fire Department Chief Robert Feig, at around 10:30 p.m. on April 8, 2026, they were called out to the Bloated Goat Saloon for reports of smoke, which had migrated to the Save-On Family Foods store next door.
Mid Michigan Gazette was on scene around 11:30 p.m. and saw at least five fire engines and more than a dozen firefighters on Grand River Avenue.
When the team made entry, Feig said, the fire was found in a small mechanical room.
He added that the blaze was quickly extinguished, but it took quite a while to get the smoke out of the building.
Mid Michigan Gazette has reached out to the Bloated Goat Saloon for comment and has not immediately heard back at this time.
The Bloated Goat Saloon had posted to social media a couple of days prior and said that the establishment had closed temporarily for a “kitchen upgrade” with an initial plan to reopen Saturday.
It is unclear on the extent of the fire’s damage.
Apartments that were in close proximity to the establishment were evacuated and were able to reenter within about an hour and a half.
Officials said there were no injuries reported.
