GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A fire that forced a family from its home was a result of a child playing with a lighter.
Green Bay Metro Fire was called to the 800 block of Elizabeth Street, on Green Bay’s east side, just after 6:15 this morning.
When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire coming out of a window on the front side of the house.
Firefighters knocked the fire down from the outside and then finished putting the fire out from inside a bedroom, where a mattress was on fire.
The family of two adults and four children was awoken by smoke detectors and everyone was able to get out of the house safely before firefighters arrived.
The family’s dog was rescued from the basement.
No one was hurt in the fire. The Red Cross is helping the family.
The fire department estimates damages at $50,000.
