ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – Five people and two dogs were able to safely escape a fire that started in a garage of an Ashwaubenon home on Marvelle Lane Tuesday morning just before 9:00 a.m.
Captain Jody Crocker of Ashwaubenon Public Safety says the Green Bay fire chaplain from Green Bay Fire, Andrew Collins, was the one to make the 911 call.
“He happened to be driving past at the time and being well versed in fires, he noticed that the house was on fire and called.
Crocker added that a passerby Linda Noel was driving by with a 3-year-old in the car when she noticed smoke coming from the home. She also dialed 911 and stayed until officers arrived.
The first person to respond was an officer in police uniform and was able to make contact with one person inside the residence.
“There was plenty of smoke and flames going on, enough that the officer without a breathing apparatus was not able to stay in the environment and he knew that and backed out.”
Fire crews then entered the residence with SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus)
Crocker said with people in the home, time was a factor but was also on their side.
“This residence is only a couple of blocks from our station so the response was quick.”
Some of the residents escaped through a basement window.
All persons were treated by EMS on the scene and none were transported to the hospital.
The fire caused significant damage and the cause has yet to be determined.
The fire is under investigation by the Brown County Fire Investigation Task Force.
