Five people were displaced after an electrical fire broke out in a two-unit building on the 200 block of South Mills Street Monday afternoon, according to a City of Madison release.
Firefighters responded to the building, located at 200 S. Mills Street, after two tenants living upstairs heard crackling noises and noticed burn marks on the ceiling and called 911, according to the release by Madison Fire Department spokesperson Bernadette Galvez.
Upon arrival firefighters observed light smoke coming from the roof and attic area of the top floor. Firefighters then entered the building and located the fire in the attic and extinguished it, along with surrounding hot spots.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damage and was the result of an overloaded electrical circuit, according to the Madison Fire Investigator. No injuries were reported due to the fire, according to the release.
