SPARTA, Wis. — Two people asleep in a trailer house suffered burns and cuts when fire destroyed their trailer and another next door and damaged a third. Neighbors pulled the couple out through a bedroom window. They were treated at the Sparta hospital for the injuries, which were believed to be sustainable. The three displaced families moved in temporarily with relatives. A donation center was established for clothing and essentials. Nothing was salvaged from the fire. The fire at the Sparta Mobil Home Park at 100 Avon Road.
Tightly packed trailer houses. On the South Side of Sparta off Highway 27. Image: Sparta Fire Department