light bulb ignites bedding

Fire destroys Kaukauna home

The Post-Crescent

KAUKAUNA — A family of six was forced from their home Sunday after a light bulb apparently started bedding on fire.

Assistant Chief Craig Schneider of the Kaukauna Fire Department estimated damage to the home at 707 E. Ninth St. at $40,000 to $50,000.

The older two-story home is owned by Kevin Eismann and was rented by the Gabriel Lakatos family, which includes two adults and four children, ages 6 to 11. No one was injured.

Schneider said the fire was started by a bulb from a small lamp and could have smoldered through much of the night before starting bedding on fire.

It was reported just after 10 a.m.

He said the home is uninhabitable. "The upstairs is pretty much extreme heat, smoke and water damage," he said. "The downstairs is pretty much water damage.

"It's pretty much tear it down to the studs and start over."

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