Ashwaubenon apartment fire leaves tenants without a home
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - The Red Cross in helping people who lived in twelve apartments find places to stay this Memorial Day Weekend, after a fire heavily damages an Ashwaubenon apartment complex.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at Foxcroft Apartments in Ashwaubenon on May 28, 2017.
Ashwaubenon Public Safety Chief Eric Dunning says fire units were called to the Foxcroft Apartments on Viking Drive at about 6:00 Sunday night.
Flames were already coming through the roof and windows of a two-story, twelve unit, building.
Neighboring fire departments also helped fight the fire.
One person was taken to the hospital to be checked out after breathing in too much smoke. Everyone else in the building, and four cats, safely escaped. No firefighters were hurt.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No one was home in the apartment where the fire started.
American Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers say they are helping the people who can't get back into their damaged apartments.
The Red Cross says it can help with temporary housing, food, and replacing some clothing. Trained Red Cross volunteers are meeting with families to help start the recovery process.
The Red Cross is also helping two families whose apartments were damaged in a fire on Eastman Avenue in Green Bay earlier on Sunday.
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