Smoke detectors likely not working in deadly fire

MOSINEE - Investigators believe smoke detectors were not working when a house fire in Mosinee killed a brother and sister last week.

It's unclear why 68-year-old Neatha Carwile and her 75-year-old brother, Hershel ``Fred'' Bauman, were unable to escape the fire. But Mosinee Fire District Chief Josh Klug says that Bauman had physical limitations that might have made it difficult for him to get out.

Klug says Carwile was at the duplex caring for Bauman when the fire broke out Thursday.

Full story: WJFW

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