Town of Calumet Cottage Fire

One person
suffered minor injuries in a cottage fire in the Town of Calumet Sunday. Fire crews received a report
of the fire around 2:40 pm Sunday afternoon at N10460 Shaginappi Road in the Town of Calumet.  86 year old Francis Schmitz was living at the
cottage. Schmitz was assisted out of the building by neighbors and suffered
minor burns. The cottage is owned by Michael Bartel of Springfield, Illinois
and sustained heavy smoke and water damage. The fire is believed to have been
started by smoking materials. Fire crews from Calumet, Mount
Calvary, Stockbridge, New Holstein,
St. Anna, Chilton, Kiel, the City and Town of Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Campbellsport, Brownsville, Calumet
First Responders, Mount Calvary Ambulance assisted sheriff’s deputies at the
scene.