Fire causes $110K in damage to Janesville home, officials say
JANESVILLE, Wis. — A fire caused $110,000 in damage to a home in Janesville Thursday night, the city’s fire department said.
Firefighters got a call about a malfunctioning gas fireplace at a home in the 3700 block of Bryn Mawr Drive around 6:30 p.m., according to a news release.
It took firefighters roughly 30 minutes to bring the fire under control.
As firefighters responded, a man at the scene suffered a medical incident not directly related to the fire, the release said. Paramedics took him to a hospital for treatment.
The fire remains under investigation but has been deemed unintentional.
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