New Berlin house fire; Highland Drive and Racine Avenue

NEW BERLIN, Wis. - Firefighters on Monday, Aug. 28, responded to the scene of a house fire on Highland Drive near Racine Avenue in New Berlin.

Fire officials arrived to see heavy smoke and fire coming from a two-story residential home around 6 a.m. 

Two adults, two children and two dogs safely escaped the burning house and were able to call 911. 

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New Berlin house fire; Highland Drive and Racine Avenue

One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.