On May 12, 2022, at 3:26 a.m., the Barron County 911 center received a call of a house fire on River Ave in the City of Barron. Initial report was three people were still inside the residence. Officers from the Barron
Police Department along with the deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, the Barron Fire
Department, Mayo Ambulance, Cameron Fire Department and Cumberland Ambulance all responded to the scene.
An immediate search and fire attack was conducted by fire personnel and they were able to pull 2 children out of the house and they were transported to Mayo Hospital. Lifesaving measures were performed but were unsuccessful and they were both pronounced deceased at the hospital. An adult male was later located in the house deceased. One adult female did get out of the house and was treated and released at the scene. Those individuals are identified below.
Updated Press Release – 5/12/22, 1:15 p.m.
Barron Police Department is releasing the following information on the tragic fire from this morning.
Deceased are:
Donald Albee, age 44 of Barron, Father
Emily Albee, age 5
Conner Albee, age 6
Treated and released was:
Delores Dahlberg, age 49, Owner of the house and girlfriend to Donald Albee
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Barron Police Department and DCI.
The Barron School District has extra counselors and resources on hand for students and staff.
