Homeowners and renters are being reminded to check their smoke detectors after a fire in the City of Sheboygan on Saturday.
The 9-1-1 call reporting a home on fire in the 1100 block of Alabama Avenue came it at around 1:45 Saturday afternoon, and crews arrived on the scene within two minutes. Firefighters entered the home with hose lines and found the fire in a stairwell, which was quickly extinguished. A followup search of the home revealed two dogs in the house that perished due to smoke inhalation.
The fire department remained on the scene, completing an overhaul and checking for hot spots for about two more hours.
There were no human injuries related to the fire, which displaced the upstairs occupants of the two-family home. The downstairs residents were able to reoccupy the home.
In all, 10 units from the SFD responded, and damage was estimated at $25,000.
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