For the second time in three days, Kiel firefighters were called into action.
According to Lieutenant Kyle Preissner with the Kiel Fire Department, crews were sent to the apartment complex at 55 East Chicago Street just before 8:00 p.m. on a report of smoke alarms sounding.
Engine 4 arrived on the scene within three minutes and found heavy smoke coming from the front of the building.
A call for help was issued as the crews went into the building to take down the fire. Crews remained on the scene for several hours, conducting salvage, overhaul, investigation, and ventilation operations.
In total, six people were evaluated for injuries, and five were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
One first responder was also treated for a minor injury. No damage cost estimate has been revealed, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Lieutenant Preissner is using this case as a reminder of the importance of having a working smoke detector.
He is reminding residents to “consistently check them to ensure proper operation.”
The Kiel Fire Department and Ambulance Service were assisted on scene by Ascension Calumet Medical Center Ambulance, Elkhart Lake Fire, Glenbeulah Fire, Kiel Electric Department, Kiel Department of Public Works, Kiel Police Department, Manitowoc County Fire Investigation Unit, New Holstein Fire, New Holstein First Responders, New Holstein Kwik Trip, New Holstein Police, Plymouth Fire, Red Cross, Rick’s Piggly Wiggly, St. Anna Fire, St. Nazianz Fire, Valders Fire and Ambulance, and the Wisconsin State Fire Marshal.
