May 20, 2013

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Reporter: WEAU Staff Email

Woman rescued from house fire in Eau Claire

EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WEAU) -- A woman is recovering at a local hosptial after being rescued from a house fire.

The Eau Claire Fire Department says they were called to a house fire on Lowes Creek Road around 3:45 Saturday afternoon.

A passerby reported a woman hanging out of second story window.

When the fire department arrived they found a fire on the first floor of the home.

Crews and the passerby used a ladder to rescue the woman from the window.

She was treated and transported to a local hospital.

The cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation.


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