A fire at a home in Janesville killed two people Friday afternoon, city officials said.
The fire broke out at a home in the 2300 block of Hawaii Drive just before 1:15 p.m. An initial report said flames were visible and people were trapped inside, according to a news release. When firefighters got to the scene, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the house. “Basically the entire front half — the residence involved was a mobile home — basically the entire front half of the mobile home was heavily involved in fire,” Janesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Lukas said.
The first firefighters to arrive at the scene “made a heroic effort attempting to get inside to locate the victims,” Lukas said. “Unfortunately, they were driven out by fire and heat initially.”