FOND DU LAC, WI (WHBL/KFIZ) - There were some scary moments for a Fond du Lac woman who was trapped on the second floor of a burning home Monday morning.
Fond du Lac Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says when they got to the home at 16 North Lincoln Avenue there was fire coming out of two windows in the front corner of the home. Crews noticed the woman was trapped on the second floor. The department’s engine company raised a ladder up to the window she was in and helped her get safely to the ground.
Haase says the other tenant in the home, a man, inadvertently helped to create conditions which led to the woman being trapped. He says the man went downstairs to explore the smell of the fire. When he found it, he left the home but left the front door open. That allowed the fire to grow, and created more smoke which prevented the woman from coming down safely.
Both were checked out by paramedics at the scene.
The fire was contained to a first floor living room, but there was smoke damage throughout the home. Haase says the cause of the blaze is still being determined.
Preliminary damage estimates were put at about $35,000. Smoke alarms were not working at the time of the fire.