House Fire Claims 3 Lives in Nearby SW Wisconsin
Authorities have released the names of 3 people, killed in a house fire in nearby Southwest Wisconsin last weekend.
Crews were dispatched shortly after 3:30am Saturday (Jan. 23rd) after receiving a report of smoke coming from a home on Jay Street in the village of Blue River, in Grant County. Firefighters from several area departments were called out, after it was learned that there were several people trapped inside the house.
Three adults and three children were taken to area hospitals. An adult and one of the children were pronounced dead.
Late Monday morning (Jan. 25), the Grant County Sheriff was notified that another child had died from her injuries. She was identified as 14 year old Barbara Hurley. The other two fatalities were 33 year old Andrew Brown and 12 year old Frederick Hurley, both of Blue River.
Second child dies after Grant Co. house fire; one child still in critical condition
January 25, 2021 11:22 AM Jaymes Langrehr
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Grant County
BLUE RIVER, Wis. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says two children have now died from injuries suffered during an overnight house fire over the weekend.
33-year-old Andrew Brown and 12-year-old Frederick Hurley died in the fire, according to authorities. Grant County Sheriff Nate Dreckman also confirmed to News 3 Now that 14-year-old Barbara Hurley, who was in a Milwaukee hospital, died Monday morning.
Another child, 15-year-old Francis Hurley, is still in critical condition at University Hospital in Madison.
Two other adults, 37-year-old Jenny Joe Moe and 38-year-old Gilbert Moe, were treated and released from the hospital.
By Jaymes Langrehr
Jan 25, 2021 5:22 PM
BLUE RIVER, Wis. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is releasing the names of two people killed in an overnight house fire over the weekend, including a 12-year-old boy.
33-year-old Andrew Brown and 12-year-old Frederick Hurley died in the fire, according to authorities. Two other children are still in critical condition: 14-year-old Barbara Hurley, who is in a Milwaukee hospital, and 15-year-old Francis Hurley, who is at University Hospital in Madison.
Two other adults, 37-year-old Jenny Joe Moe and 38-year-old Gilbert Moe, were treated and released from the hospital.
Authorities are still investigating the fire, which started at about 3:40 a.m. Saturday at 105 Jay Street in the Village of Blue River.