MONROE - An electrical short in the wall of a trailer Wednesday has left a family without a home.
Mary Moffitt said she was at work near Juda when her daughter-in-law, Alicia Jones, called at about 12:45 p.m. to tell her the home at 715 17th St. was filled with smoke.
"The first thing I told her was, 'Get the baby out of the house,'" she said. "The next thing I told her was to call 911."
Jones said she was taking a nap with her 2-month-old son on the couch in the living room when she awoke to find the smoke.
A cat and a dog also were in the home at the time. Firefighters rescued the pets.
Monroe Deputy Fire Chief Lane Heins said the fire most likely was started by an electrical wiring problem in the wall of a closet in the back bedroom.
Firefighters had to open the walls to the studs of a corner of the home to assure no fire remained.
Fire Chief Daryl Rausch had no damage cost estimates. Heins said the home received smoke and water damage.
Moffitt said she had no idea where her family would stay, until they can find another place to live.
Moffitt's son, Stanley, also lives at the home. He was at work at the time of the fire.
The Monroe Fire Department contacted the Red Cross for the family.
Traffic was shut down for about a half-hour along 17th Street at Wisconsin 69 and at 9th Avenue as crews battled the fire.
Mary Moffitt said she was at work near Juda when her daughter-in-law, Alicia Jones, called at about 12:45 p.m. to tell her the home at 715 17th St. was filled with smoke.
"The first thing I told her was, 'Get the baby out of the house,'" she said. "The next thing I told her was to call 911."
Jones said she was taking a nap with her 2-month-old son on the couch in the living room when she awoke to find the smoke.
A cat and a dog also were in the home at the time. Firefighters rescued the pets.
Monroe Deputy Fire Chief Lane Heins said the fire most likely was started by an electrical wiring problem in the wall of a closet in the back bedroom.
Firefighters had to open the walls to the studs of a corner of the home to assure no fire remained.
Fire Chief Daryl Rausch had no damage cost estimates. Heins said the home received smoke and water damage.
Moffitt said she had no idea where her family would stay, until they can find another place to live.
Moffitt's son, Stanley, also lives at the home. He was at work at the time of the fire.
The Monroe Fire Department contacted the Red Cross for the family.
Traffic was shut down for about a half-hour along 17th Street at Wisconsin 69 and at 9th Avenue as crews battled the fire.