MADISON — A man who grew up in South Wayne died in a house fire in Madison on June 4, according to a release Monday from the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office.
Brent G. Broge, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in the 2100 block of Seminole Highway. A forensic autopsy found he died as "the result of injuries sustained in and because of the fire."
His obituary notes that Broge died in his home. He graduated from Black Hawk High School, went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Herzing College and was employed as a networking engineer by Charter Communications. A visitation is planned for 4 to 7 p.m. June 10 and a memorial service for 11 a.m. June 11, both at the Shriner Hager Gohlke Funeral Home in Monroe.
Keani L. Braxton, 21, Janesville, also died in the house fire, which was reported at 3:09 a.m. Additional testing is underway, and the deaths remain under investigation by Madison police and the Medical Examiner's Office.
Two other people in the house were able to escape the fire, including Cory Triem, 26, also of South Wayne. They took themselves to a hospital for treatment after medics evaluated them on scene, according to the Madison Fire Department.
The fire investigation has ruled out any possibility that the fire was intentionally set, said Cynthia Schuster, public information officer for the Madison Fire Department.
Brent G. Broge, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in the 2100 block of Seminole Highway. A forensic autopsy found he died as "the result of injuries sustained in and because of the fire."
His obituary notes that Broge died in his home. He graduated from Black Hawk High School, went on to receive a Bachelor's degree in engineering from Herzing College and was employed as a networking engineer by Charter Communications. A visitation is planned for 4 to 7 p.m. June 10 and a memorial service for 11 a.m. June 11, both at the Shriner Hager Gohlke Funeral Home in Monroe.
Keani L. Braxton, 21, Janesville, also died in the house fire, which was reported at 3:09 a.m. Additional testing is underway, and the deaths remain under investigation by Madison police and the Medical Examiner's Office.
Two other people in the house were able to escape the fire, including Cory Triem, 26, also of South Wayne. They took themselves to a hospital for treatment after medics evaluated them on scene, according to the Madison Fire Department.
The fire investigation has ruled out any possibility that the fire was intentionally set, said Cynthia Schuster, public information officer for the Madison Fire Department.
“It was accidental,” she said. On June 9, she reported fire investigators had narrowed down two potential causes for the fire: an electrical fault in the porch area or improperly discarded smoking materials, or both.