LA VALLE, Wis. - La Valle's only grocery store was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

While there weren't any injuries or deaths, residents are still mourning the loss of their grocery store.

Bare Necessities Market was more than a place to get food for Jason Berndt and so many others in La Valle

"It was just a place where a lot of people hung out," Berndt said. "A lot of elderly came here after church and talked."

The town mainstay went up in flames around 1:07 p.m.

"It makes me really disappointed and sad and kind of heartbroken," Berndt said.

Officials said crews battled the fire for more than six hours.

"There at one time, were 50 firefighters from different departments that were here," said Tommy Lee Bychinski, the public information officer for the La Valle Fire Department.

Crews from Loganville, Wisconsin Dells and Sauk County helped put out the flames. Officials said crews from as far away as New Glarus assisted at the scene.

"The assistance was made possible by the MABAS Box Alarm system," Bychinski said.

The MABAS Box Alarm is part of a mutual-aid agreement designed to share resources among different municipalities in the area, without which authorities said things could've been much worse.

"More buildings probably would've burnt to the ground," Bychinski said.

Berndt and other residents have taken the loss hard. However, he said they've already committed to Bare Necessities Market owner, Jim Noga, that they'll help with rebuilding.

"This place means a lot to a lot of people," Berndt said.

Officials said they have determined an area of origin, but they are still investigating the cause. Investigators said so far they have not found anything suspicious about the fire.