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Janesville firefighter injured after responding to blaze

By TED SULLIVAN Sunday, July 5, 2009 - 11:17 p.m.

JANESVILLE—A Janesville firefighter was injured Sunday afternoon while responding to a house fire.

The fire was reported at 5:41 p.m. Sunday at 2214 S. Grant Ave., according to a Janesville Fire Department news release.

A firefighter, Justin Wiskie, 28, was injured, according to the news release.

Wiskie was treated at Mercy Hospital in Janesville and released.

Gary and Deborah Koeberl owned the one-story home, according to the news release.

The home had $78,000 in damage, according to the news release, and items damaged inside the home were valued at $20,000.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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SarahB1
Jul 6, 2009 at 1:23 p.m.
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melstew47: Ditto!

melstew47
Jul 6, 2009 at 12:54 p.m.
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i hope the fireman has a full recovery,we have a very good fire department here,and who cares how he got hurt,the point is one of our firefighters was injured.GET WELL SOON

whip77
Jul 6, 2009 at 9:52 a.m.
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I live right next door and I am lucky the fire was on the other end of there house. I also might of sustained damage. The fire fighters did a great job of putting it out quickly. Everyone got out safe including there pets. I hope people would also take fire safety seriously in their own home. This is how fast someones life can change.

eatlessmovemore
Jul 6, 2009 at 6:54 a.m.
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Don't want to talk for Ted, but it looks like his info is coming from a news release from the fire dept. I'm sure during his "normal" working hours he will "investigate" and update the article.

michellemt640
Jul 6, 2009 at 3:05 a.m.
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This story is missing a some key information. Like HOW the firefighter was injured.

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