Bellevue, WI (WTAQ) – The person living inside of a one-person home in Bellevue was able to escape from a house fire, thanks to a smoke detector.
Fire officials say the alarm went off just after 11 last night (Wednesday) at the home on the 2900 block of Tordeur Lane.
Joe Bertler, Battalion Chief Bellevue Fire and Rescue, says the resident got outside and called 911.
“The homeowner woke up to a working smoke detector and thankfully for that was able to escape safely and called 911 and notified us.”
Brown County Sheriff’s deputies were the first to arrive. They put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
Officials say the fire was caused by careless use of smoking materials.
No one was hurt.
The fire caused about $25,000 in damage.
