State Fire Marshal helping investigate area house fire

Members of the State Fire Marshal’s team joined City of Fond du Lac Police detectives and Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue members in sifting through the burnt debris of a house fire that occurred Monday night, September 23, 2024.

Police are considering the fire possibly suspicious in nature, and spent several hours at the scene of the 247 Packer Street duplex where fire destroyed the rear portion of the house, causing the lone occupant at the time to jump from a second story window. That person was brought to the hospital but their condition was unknown.

City of Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue were paged out for the fire just after 11 PM Monday night. Due to the size of the fire, mutual aid was called in from surrounding communities and the fire was brought under control within 45 minutes. You can see photos of the fire on KFIZ here.