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Leader Staff
A Belle Plaine family managed to escape a fire that started in a wood shed before spreading to their home Monday morning, but the house was destroyed by the blaze.
Fire Inspector Jeff Zimmerman of the Shawano Area Fire Department said an electric log splitter was being used to heat up a pan of oil, which caught fire.
“It spread to the house pretty quick,” he said.
The call came in about 10 a.m. The two-story house at N4703 Capitol Drive was completely engulfed when firefighters arrived.
The Pella Fire Department also responded with tanker trucks.
Crews were at the scene for about six hours.
The Red Cross was assisting the family.
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