Waukesha woman recalls being told to evacuate as neighbor’s home burns

A fire early this morning left one person dead in Waukesha. Investigators are now working to determine how it started.

Neighbors, including Laurie Hogeland, were woken up at 3 a.m. by firefighters banging on their doors.

“Just whaling on the door. ‘We need you to evacuate—your neighbor’s trailer is on fire,'” said Laurie.

Her home is diagonal from the neighbor’s house that caught fire. As Laurie raced to get out the door, she said she was shocked by the massive flames.

“His whole roof is on fire. I was like, ‘Oh my goodness,'” said Laurie…

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