Kansasville house fire, residents escape without injury
House fire in Kansasville
KANSASVILLE, Wis. - The Kansasville Fire and Rescue Department said all residents escaped without injury after fire tore through a home on Saturday morning, Jan. 4.
It happened on Stormy Drive, in a subdivision southeast of Beaumont and Durant, around 11:30 a.m. Two residents got out unharmed.
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KFRD firefighters saw heavy smoke as they arrived, and multiple area fire departments were called in to assist – using roughly 22,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the fire is believed to be "improper disposal of fireplace ashes," according to KFRD.
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