Firefighters from multiple Dane County municipalities responded early Saturday morning to a house on County Highway J that was engulfed in flames.
Around 4 a.m. Saturday, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and firefighters from Black Earth, Cross Plains, Belleville, Verona, Mount Horeb, Fitchburg, Madison and Middleton responded to the fire at 2712 County Highway J.
Officials said the residents of the home escaped safely with one of their dogs. The location of the family’s second dog is unknown. The house is considered a total loss, fire officials said.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.