KANSASVILLE, Wis. — Two people are displaced but unharmed, after escaping a fire in their Kansasville home on Saturday.
The Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department tells TMJ4 News they responded to the 4200 block of Stormy Drive in the Deer Meadows subdivision just after 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Neighbor Chip Gehrke said he was alerted to the fire while in his basement after hearing a loud boom.
"I ran upstairs, saw that the house was ablaze," he recalled. "Honestly I thought that the fire would spread."
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Gehrke said that though the couple who escaped the home was safe outside, he was worried the threat wasn't over, so he rushed over to the house next door.
"I saw how close the fire was to their house," he explained. "I thought, if they're home we got to wake them up and if they're not home we got to get the dogs out of there."
Gehrke managed to get the two dogs out as a precaution. Soon after firefighters arrived on the scene.
Crews said they responded, worked to protect neighboring homes from catching on fire, and used about 22,000 gallons of water to extinguish the blaze.
Neighbors are encouraging people in the community looking to help the displaced couple donate to their Amazon Wish List.
Fire officials said it is believed to have been caused by the improper disposal of fireplace ashes.
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