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Two people are dead following a Southwest Wisconsin house fire

Two people are dead following a Southwest Wisconsin house fire

Jan 8, 2026, 10:47 AM CST

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Lafayette County Sheriff Reg Gill says a deputy that arrived at the burning home in the Town of Shullsburg Tuesday morning couldn’t get inside due to flames and smoke.

Responding fire crews also encountered flames too intense for them to enter safely.

Once the fire was contained, firefighters found the two victims dead inside a bedroom. Investigators are looking into what caused the fire.



Adam Hess

Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].

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