While Sun Prairie firefighters reached the scene of a Monday afternoon house fire within minutes and contained the flames quickly, the city’s fire department pointed out that the way the home was built made the blaze more treacherous.
A firefighter who happened to live two homes away from the burning building was the first person to reach the scene shortly after 4 p.m. and reported seeing flames coming from the rear of the structure, according to the Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue Co. The first fire engine reached the home, in the 100 block of Dewey Street, less than three minutes later.
As firefighters confirmed everyone escaped safely, an engine crew ran a hose line through the side door as a ladder crew went through the front door and headed upstairs, the fire department recounted. The statement indicated that firefighters were rushing to the check the second floor and attic area because the structure was a balloon construction home.