Fire & Rescue

La Crosse FD responds to apartment fire

Published

4 weeks ago

May 16, 2025

Kevin Millard

One tenant is temporarily displaced after a fire Friday afternoon at an apartment building in La Crosse.

Firefighters went to 2415 Cass Street at 2:23 p.m. for the fire in a third story apartment.

As the fire was getting extinguished, firefighters searched the floor for potential victims according to Fire Chief Jeff Schott.

The fire was contained to a bedroom in one of the apartments.

One person was treated at the scene by department emergency medical staff and released.

All the other residents safely evacuated.

What caused the fire remains under investigation.

Kevin Millard

Kevin Millard is News Director for WIZM News. A West Salem native, he's spent most of his life, except for a year each in Florida and Wausau, here in the La Crosse area. Broadcasting and the media has been a part of his life since he was filmed in his first commercial in 2nd Grade. Most of his career has been spent working behind the scenes in the newsroom at a local television station. He's been the host of WKTY Outdoors since October 2005.