Six family members killed in Wisconsin house fire

Six people, including three children, were killed in a house fire in Wisconsin early Sunday.

Authorities have not shared any details regarding what might've caused the fire at the vacation rental property, but one witness told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel she distinctly heard fireworks before seeing the bright orange flames .

The Juneau County Sheriff's Office said responders were called to the house fire on Morros Mile Road in Necedah around 2:35 a.m. Sunday, June 30.

Deputies found the home fully engulfed in flames and learned three adults and three children remained inside the residence.

"Unfortunately, six family members perished as a result of the fire," the sheriff's office wrote, adding the Wisconsin Department of Justice and State Fire Marshal have been asked to assist with the investigation.

"As of this press release, the fire appears to be accidental in nature; however, the investigation is on-going," the sheriff's office stated Monday.

St. Mark Ministries, a Lutheran church in De Pere, Wisconsin, shared more information Monday regarding the family members killed in the blaze.

"St. Mark partners Karl and Hannah Henselin and many of Hannah’s extended family were vacationing in central Wisconsin at a vacation rental home," a statement from the church reads.

St. Mark Ministries identified the victims as follows:

• Lena Henselin (Karl and Hannah's daughter).
• Merci Henselin (Karl and Hannah's daughter).
• Pastor Steve Witte (Hannah's father).
• Lydia Witte (Steve and Mary Witte's daughter, Hannah's sister).
• Charis Kuehl (Pastor Steve Kuehl's wife, Steve and Mary Witte's daughter, Hannah's sister).
• Stella Kuehl (Steve and Charis' daughter).

A GoFundMe campaign has been created to support the husband and two remaining daughters of Charis Kuehl, who died in the fire along with her 5-year-old daughter Stella Kuehl.

The fundraiser is raising funds to help Charis Kuehl's husband, Steve, deal with the aftermath of the tragedy as he prepares to move with his two surviving daughters to New Ulm, Minnesota for a job at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School.

"As many know, Steve and his family were vacationing with Charis' side of the family this past week when a fire broke out in their rental home," the page reads.

The fundraiser continues: "They had just bought a house in New Ulm. The girls will be attending a new grade school. They still need to pack and move from Powell, OH to New Ulm, MN. The list of endings and beginnings goes on and on. Now they do this without Charis and Stella."

As of early Tuesday afternoon, the campaign has raised over $83,700.