Firefighters responded to a fire on the Lakeland College campus in Wisconsin on Sunday, June 21st.
At 12:39 PM, the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office received a call about smoke inside the Hill House apartments at Lakeland College, W3710 Reineking Court in the Town of Herman. The first unit on scene reported smoke and flames billowing out of the windows of the apartment building.
The Franklin fire chief pulled MABAS Box Card 8-1-2 to the Working Still. Firefighters from Franklin, Ada, and Howards Grove volunteer fire departments responded to the fire scene as well as the Howards Grove First Responders and the Sheboygan County Fire Investigation Unit.
A 22 year-old female student was injured and transported to the hospital by Orange Cross Ambulance. The fire caused significant damage to the residence hall, displacing 22 people according to the college’s Director of Communications. Hill House is one of 10 residence halls on the Lakeland College campus, a liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ. It was built in 1994 and is named for former Lakeland President Richard Hill.
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