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A man and two children are getting help from the American Red Cross after the fire to the single-story home at 411 Wilson Ave., according to a news release shared
Barn, home fire near Janesville causes $500K in damages
April 26, 2021 10:12 PM Brandon Arbuckle
JANESVILLE, Wis. A home and barn near Janesville are total losses following a fire Monday afternoon.
A news release said the Janesville Fire Department was sent to 4829 W County Trunk A west of the city for a report of a barn/shed fire.
The first units who arrived said the fire was “fully involved” and driven by the wind. The flames extended to a nearby house located on the property.
The National Weather Service said winds at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport were at 20 mph during the time of the fire, with gusts reaching as high as 40 mph.
April 26, 2021
High winds spread a barn fire to an adjacent house and destroys both structures.
The Janesville Fire Department to a farm on West County Trunk A at around 2:45 Monday afternoon where a barn was engulfed in flames.
Firefighters have not been able to determine the initial cause of the fire, but winds over 20 miles per hour drove the flames to a nearby house, which was unoccupied.
The buildings were total losses, along with a vehicle, two boats and a camper trailer. Fire officials estimated the total damage at $500,000.
No civilians were injured and one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
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A fierce wind blew across a hilltop farmstead west of Janesville on Monday, feeding flames that destroyed a barn and a farmhouse at 4829 W. County A.
The Janesville Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 2:43 p.m. Monday, Battalion Chief Ryan Murphy said. Responding units reported a fully involved, wind-driven fire in the barn and requested additional help fighting the fire.
The wind blew thick black smoke from south to north across County A and helped the fire jump to the house on the property.
Murphy said firefighters tried to get to the house early on during the incident, but the heat from the wind-whipped flames kept them away. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion, according to a fire department news release. Nobody else was injured.