Dryer Fire Damages Moore Street Manufactured Home

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kevin Stieve, Fire Chief February 9, 2023 FIRE DAMAGES MOORE STREET HOME Underside of Manufactured Home Damaged by Fire BARABOO, February 9, 2023 — At 6:46 p.m. Baraboo Police, Baraboo Area Fire and EMS District along with Delton Fire Department were dispatched to 902 Moore Street Lot 83 for reported smoke coming from the underside of manufactured home. Upon arrival of the Police, there was moderate smoke coming from the underside of the home. Fire crews arrived and opened the exterior skirting around the home exposing smoldering fire involving structural members of the home and insulation. The area was further overhauled, and all smoldering fire extinguished. The electric and gas utilities were initially secured by fire personnel and then checked and locked out by Alliant Energy. No civilian or firefighter injuries occurred and working smoke alarms were evident in home. The home is owned by Douglas Grefe. The cause of the fire is a clothes dryer malfunction. Baraboo Area Fire and EMS personnel want to remind citizens to check and clean lint trap on clothes dryers before and after each use. #### “The Baraboo Area Fire and EMS District IMPACTS the community through professional emergency response, prevention, and public education.”