Fire displaces dozens of residents at Holmen assisted living facility
HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) — Nearly 40 tenants of an assisted living facility in Holmen are displaced after a fire that may have been caused by Monday afternoon’s storms.
Fire officials responded to the Prairie Home Assisted Living Facility at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Witnesses say they heard a loud bang when the fire started and fire officials think lightning may have hit the building.
All 37 tenants of the assisted living home made it out of the building without any injuries and are being temporarily placed in other facilities.
The official cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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