MFD: Bathroom exhaust fan the cause of eastside residential fire

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The Madison Fire Department confirmed Monday that a bathroom exhaust fan caused a fire in a multi-family home on the city’s east side on Sunday night.

Officials said the call came in around 10:30 p.m. from the 1400 block of Wheeler Road, reporting a fire in a two-story condo bathroom.

Firefighters arrived to find a smoldering fire in the insulation above the fan system, officials said. Embers from the smolder had started a small fire that extended to vent pipe trusses over the bathroom and kitchen…

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