The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Division Chief of Fire Prevention says a computer tablet that caught on fire last week at an elementary school has been sent to the company for examination. Troy Haase says it appears the Acer E-Reader tablet at Roberts Elementary School was destroyed by spontaneous combustion. Haase says a company representative told him there haven’t been any safety problems reported with that particular model. Haase says the concern is if the problem is not isolated…what about the other tablets? But Haase says at this point it seems the incident was isolated.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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