February 7, 2024 – Fond du Lac Co., WI – On February 6, 2024 at 6:11 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and the Rosendale Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire at 211 South Main St, in the Village of Rosendale, Fond du Lac County.
When officers and first fire personal arrived on scene there was smoke coming through the walls and outlets of the house.
The first floor of the house appeared to be filling quickly with smoke. It was determined there was a fire inside of the house’s walls and ceiling.
First deputies and fire personal on scene attempted to control the fire with fire extinguishers until the fire department arrived and they were able to extinguish the fire. The majority of the house was saved with medium interior damage.
The official cause of the fire is unknown at this time but the home owners had a new furnace installed earlier in the day.
The house was occupied by four residents who are displaced as a result of the fire. There are no reported injuries as a result of the fire. The investigation is still ongoing.
The Rosendale Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the following departments; Eldorado Fire, Lamartine Fire, RIT Team 1, Rosendale First Responders, and Ripon EMS.