Wausau Pilot & Review
A Wausau duplex without working smoke detectors was badly damaged and a cat died in a blaze that broke out Thursday morning, officials said.
A 911 call at about 7:20 a.m. Thursday, May 9 alerted emergency crews to the fire at 1026 S. Third Ave. in Wausau. According to emergency scanner traffic, a bystander said she awoke to see smoke in the living room area of the lower unit of the duplex and was able to get the occupants out of the building.
Crews arrived on scene at about 7:25 a.m. to discover flames coming from the front door of the home.
The blaze caused significant damage to the lower level with heavy smoke damage to the upper level of the building. The cause is under investigation, but the fire is not considered suspicious in nature.
No other injuries were reported.
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