Family in need of assistance following fire

Authorities from six departments came to disperse a Twin Lakes residential home fire in the 100 block of West Spring Drive Friday (Jason Arndt/The Report).
Authorities from six departments came to disperse a Twin Lakes residential home fire in the 100 block of West Spring Drive Friday (Jason Arndt/The Report).

No injuries reported in Twin Lakes house fire

By Jason Arndt
Staff Writer

While there were no injuries reported, a Twin Lakes family of five is displaced following a residential fire Nov. 18 that remains under investigation, according to Twin Lakes Police Capt. Dennis Linn.

And a relative of the family is seeking funds to help offset losses, including basic necessities on a GoFundMe page.

Although some of the family’s belongings could be salvaged with the help of experts who have adequate contents packout training, nothing certain can be said on the matter currently.

Linn, who offered an excerpt from the Twin Lakes police logs, said investigators are working on finding the origin.

According to the Twin Lakes police log, a woman reported there were leaves on fire and due to high winds, they blew on to the roof of the home in the 100 block of West Spring Drive.

When the Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad arrived to the scene at about 3 p.m., they discovered the home was engulfed with heavy, black smoke polluting the air, which resulted in a mutual aid request from five other departments.

At the scene, Deputy Fire Chief Don Schemenauer stated that all people within the home escaped.

“As of right now, there were no injuries,” he said.

Additionally, according to a GoFundMe page set up by Susie Porps Lavery – a relative of the family – the Twin Lakes family lost everything.

“My cousin’s house caught on fire yesterday. Everything was lost,” the GoFundMe page stated. “She was home with her 3-year-old twin boys. Their dad was at work and her 15-year-old son was not home from school yet.”

“Everyone and the pets made it out safely. The fire started outside and with the high winds…the fire spread very quickly,” the post added.

Twin Lakes firefighters received mutual aid from the towns of Randall, Wheatland and Salem in Wisconsin.

Two departments from Illinois, Spring Grove and Richmond, also responded to the scene.

In addition We Energies and Wisconsin Power came to shut off power to reduce fire hazards.

Pending a thorough investigation by the Kenosha County Fire Investigation Task Force, Schemenauer was unable to offer further information.

“We haven’t made a determination, but we are in the process of making that determination,” he said. “The Kenosha County Fire Investigation task force is on its way, and until they make a determination, we cannot give out any further information.”

How to help
To donate to the family, please visit the GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/7z-house-fire


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