De Pere Home Lost to Electrical Fire in Minutes and Most Homeowners Would Never See It Coming
Two people walked out of their home on a Tuesday afternoon. By the time firefighters left, there was $200,000 in damage and nowhere to go back to.
On September 22, 2026, an electrical fire tore through a 1½-story home at 333 S. Erie St. in De Pere, Wisconsin. Confirmed by the Brown County Fire Investigation Team as an electrical issue. Two residents displaced. One firefighter treated at the scene for heat exhaustion.
It happened fast. And it happened quietly, which is exactly what makes electrical fires so dangerous.
The House Looked Fine From the Outside
When De Pere Fire Rescue and the Fox River Fire District arrived around 1:55 p.m., they saw light smoke coming from the front door. That was it…