MADISON – A woman was found dead after an early morning house fire in Madison on Friday. Madison Fire & Rescue said crews responded to the fire on Crescent Circle and Palmer Road around 4:53 a.m.
According to fire department officials, an apartment unit was showing heavy smoke and flames when crews first arrived. It had been reported that at least one person was still inside, so firefighters quickly began extinguishing the fire while a crew from Ladder 1 and Engine 4 began searching the structure for the reported people trapped. They located and removed one victim from the fire.
“Additional units performed vertical ventilation, established a water supply, and searched the neighboring units,” a Facebook post from the dire depart- ment stated. Madison crews encountered three frozen hydrants while working to establish a positive water supply…