VIDEO: On March 23. around 5:49 a.m., Lakeside Fire-Rescue, working jointly with Edgerton P.D., responded to multiple calls reporting smoke and fire coming from 503 Rollin Street in Edgerton.
The fire blocked the floor's exit, preventing the tenants from escaping. With this information, Rock County 9-1-1 upgraded the incident, and additional fire and EMS units from Janesville and Stoughton were dispatched. Units from the Rock County Sheriff and Wisconsin State Patrol were also on the scene.
Shalena Clark and her three kids, along with her brother, his wife, and their four kids, were trapped on the second floor of the home. The children's ages range from one to 12 years old.
"It was scary," Clark said. "We were all sleeping when it happened, so we're all pretty much still in a bit of shock."