Stanley Woman Killed in Fire North of Marshfield

Friday, January 13th, 2023 -- 3:00 PM

(Karren Madden, Marshfield News Herald) A 51-year-old Stanley woman is dead following a fire early Wednesday morning in Taylor County.

According to Karren Madden with the Marshfield News Herald, at 12:11 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a structure fire on Clark Drive in Maplehurst, about 40 miles north of Marshfield.

The fire was in a homemade structure built from an old camper frame, according to the Taylor County Sheriff's Office. The owner, a 50-year-old man, was injured while escaping the structure.

He suffered burns along with other injuries, but he is expected to recover. Jennifer J. Johnson also escaped the structure, but she was severely burned and died from her injuries, according to the Sheriff's Office. The fire remains under investigation.

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