TOWN OF CLARNO - One firefighter and one civilian were injured in a fire at a Town of Clarno residence that began late Wednesday and was extinguished early Thursday, said Deputy Fire Chief Lane Heins of the Monroe Fire Department.
Green County EMS transported the two people who were hurt to the Monroe Clinic emergency room, Heins said, and they were released later Thursday.
Heins said the fire started in the detached garage of the residence, which is in the N2200 block of Wisconsin 69. The blaze then spread to the house, located about 10 feet from the garage, said Heins. When firefighters arrived early Thursday the garage was engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to the second floor of the house, according to a press release issued by the Monroe Fire Department.
Heins said the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, took about 45 minutes to put out and authorities spent more than four hours performing "extensive salvage and overhaul."
Damages to the residence are estimated at $75,000, according to the release. Heins said none of the house's walls or ceilings were destroyed and most of the damage is in the rear.
Seven fire departments and police assisted and Wis. 69 was "shut down to regular traffic" for almost three hours, the release said.
The residents of the home, whom Heins said were able to evacuate safely before police and firefighters arrived, stayed at a hotel Thursday and will be temporarily staying with family in the area.
Green County EMS transported the two people who were hurt to the Monroe Clinic emergency room, Heins said, and they were released later Thursday.
Heins said the fire started in the detached garage of the residence, which is in the N2200 block of Wisconsin 69. The blaze then spread to the house, located about 10 feet from the garage, said Heins. When firefighters arrived early Thursday the garage was engulfed in flames, and the fire had spread to the second floor of the house, according to a press release issued by the Monroe Fire Department.
Heins said the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, took about 45 minutes to put out and authorities spent more than four hours performing "extensive salvage and overhaul."
Damages to the residence are estimated at $75,000, according to the release. Heins said none of the house's walls or ceilings were destroyed and most of the damage is in the rear.
Seven fire departments and police assisted and Wis. 69 was "shut down to regular traffic" for almost three hours, the release said.
The residents of the home, whom Heins said were able to evacuate safely before police and firefighters arrived, stayed at a hotel Thursday and will be temporarily staying with family in the area.