Fire guts 2-story home in Tichigan; no working smoke detectors
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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TICHIGAN, Wis. - Fire gutted a home in Tichigan early Monday, April 19.
A post on the Tichigan Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page says firefighters were dispatched to the home shortly before 3 a.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found the second floor engulfed in flames.
Firefighters had the fire under control around 4 a.m. and the scene was turned over to Racine County Fire Investigation Task Force.
Investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the home. Fortunately, the homeowner was able to safely evacuate prior to the arrival of firefighters.
TOWN OF WATERFORD â Raelynn Wankowski is only 10 weeks old, and she already has been to her first reunion.
The newborn and her parents, Justin and Rachel Wankowski, went to the local firehouse Wednesday to reunite with the firefighters who helped to deliver Raelynn into the world.
It was the first baby delivery in the nearly 70-year history of the Tichigan Volunteer Fire Co.
So the Fire Company invited the Wankowski family to the station Wednesday for a celebration where Raelynn could meet her heroes, and vice versa.
It was the first time that the firefighters had seen Raelynn since her birth on Nov. 3.
The Tichigan Volunteer Fire Company is planning a special celebration Wednesday to welcome a newborn baby girl and to honor the fire department crew members who assisted in her delivery