Family & Home

Garage fire on Gillette St. in La Crosse injures one person

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2 years ago

March 13, 2022

A fire caused heavy damage to a garage and a nearby camper in La Crosse late Sunday morning.

Though the fire was caused by an apparent accident in the detached garage, one of the two people in the house had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital for minor injuries.

The fire on the 1600 block of Gillette Street was reported just before 11:30 a.m. The La Crosse Fire Department said it arrived just three minutes after the call came in.

Flames were put out before spreading to the main house.

Investigators ruled the fire an accident caused by welding sparks igniting gasoline.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.