One person is dead in a house fire in Medford early Saturday morning.
At 1:20 a.m., the Taylor County Sheriffâs Office received a call that a house was on fire at the 1100 block of South Eighth Street in Medford.
Officers on scene found an attached garage on fire and the house filled with smoke, according to a release from the Medford Police Department.
After the fire was contained, the Medford Area Fire Department found one person inside the house who had died.
The Wisconsin State Fire Marshalâs Office is assisting the Medford Police Department in the investigation into what caused the fire. No other details are available.
One dead in Taylor County fire
MEDFORD (WQOW) - One person is dead following a house fire in Medford, according to the Medford Police Department.
Officials received the 911 call at 1:20 a.m Saturday. Upon arriving at the scene they found the garage in flames and the house filled with smoke. The Medford Area Fire Department extinguished the flames, and found one deceased person inside the home.
The Wisconsin State Fire Marshal s Office is assisting Medford Police in investigating the cause of the fire.