Several people are without a home after a fire at a local apartment complex, according to firefighters, 12 units are damaged.
A building at the Northern Meadows apartment complex in Menomonie went up in flames Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters say no one was hurt and Menomonie Fire Chief, Jack Baus, credits a bystander with helping to get everyone out safely.
"There was a resident who noticed the fire prior to our arrival,” Baus said. “She had gone through and knocked on all of the doors prior to our arrival and notified a many of the residents who were home and they were able to evacuate."
Several departments assisted the Menomonie Fire Department and Baus says it took about three hours to put out the fire.
"We couldn’t have done it without our neighboring departments,” he said. “We needed them, their staffing, we needed their firefighters and their trucks. We are greatly appreciative."