Incident Type: 
Candle
Dispatch: 
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 8:22pm
Arrival: 
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 8:27pm
Address: 
400 block Starling Lane
Madison, WI
Narrative: 

One person was injured as a result of a fire inside a mobile home on Starling Lane.

Firefighters were called to the home for reports that the flame of a candle started some clothes on fire. A teenager home at the time put out the fire with a garden hose but suffered injuries in the process. Paramedics treated the injuries and transported the patient to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Engine Co. 10 checked the area where the fire occurred. They confirmed a candle appeared to have been in use in close proximity to some clothing hung up nearby. There was no active fire anymore, but there was a light haze of smoke throughout the mobile home. Firefighters took the burned clothes outside and ventilated the smoke.

Posted 07/21/2023 - 10:43am
Contacts: 

Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)