One dead, three injured in campus house fire; Second student fire in less than two weeks

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johnnybloodfire111907.jpgA house fire at 123 North Bedford Street has gutted a home and left one dead. According to news reports from WISC:

WISC wrote:
The Dane County Coroner has identified the young man who died as Peter Talen, 23 of Plymouth.

The UW and Madison Fire Departments were called to a house fire at 123 N. Bedford St. around 5:35 a.m. on Sunday.

Madison Fire Department spokesman Lori Wirth said it appears the fire started on the front porch.

Pictures from the aftermath of the fire are available courtesy of Flickr user Johnny Blood.

This is the second fire in Madison in less than two weeks that has involved student residents.

On November 10 firefighters were called to 505 N. Carroll Street for a fire on the sixth floor. No injuries were reported but damage was reported throughout the entire building amounting to an estimated $206,000.

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FYI: WKOW has video of the fire:

http://wkow.madison.com/News/index.php?ID=16629

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