VIDEO/PHOTOS: Madison Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that displaced 13 people, killed eight kittens and severely damaged an eastside duplex, the department said Thursday.
The fire was first reported just before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday by someone who drove by and saw it from the highway, according to the Dane County Dispatch. The incident took place in the 20 block of OโBrien Court. A resident reported hearing a โpopโ outside, looked out the window and saw a fire on the side of the building, officials said. MFD said the fire spread into the duplex and impacted both sides, displacing the two households. Firefighters also extinguished flames in the yard and a small trailer that was on fire.
