The town of Pickerel is coming together after a devastating house fire claimed the lives of six community members including four children on Tuesday. Neighbors in the community tell NewsChannel 7 the victims were well-known residents in the area.
“It’s a really sad day for everyone in the community,” stated Gerri Adams, who lives in the neighborhood where the fire happened. “Nobody expected it to be as bad as it turned out to be.”
A 34-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 1 1/2-year-old girl, a 3-year-old boy, and a 7-year-old boy also died in the fire. The Langlade County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the 10-month-old girl who also died as Zoe M. Munoz Soto. She was the youngest victim.