Police: 3 Dead in Southeast Wisconsin House Fire

Police: 3 Dead in Southeast Wisconsin House Fire
Using an aerial truck, Watertown firefighters help to investigate a house fire in Watertown, Wis., on Dec. 9, 2022. Ed Zagorski/The Watertown Daily Times via AP
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MADISON, Wis.—Three people died in a house fire in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Watertown early Friday morning, the fire department said.

When police and firefighters responded to a fire shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, they were told that residents were still trapped inside the house, according to a news release from the Watertown Fire Department. Firefighters attempted to enter the building but were pushed back by the smoke and flames engulfing the home.