MUSKEGO, Wis. — A fire that consumed Bass Bay Brewhouse in Muskego destroyed more than just a restaurant — it took away a family's home just weeks before the holidays.

AJ Vanhoff, his wife Melissa, their two young daughters, Blair and Bodie, and Melissa's mother, Lori, all survived the blaze that ripped through the restaurant and attached residence. But they lost nearly everything in the flames.

"My brother, he's my best friend," said Kayla Vongphakdy, AJ's sister. "I would go to the ends of the earth to make sure that he's okay and that he's well taken care of."

When Vongphakdy learned about the fire, she dropped everything and rushed to the scene.

Sister steps into action after Muskego restaurant fire displaces family

"As I got to the woods, there were officers already there, and I

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