JUNEAU COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) -- A family's tragic cabin rental experience near Necedah is now the subject of a lawsuit against Airbnb. Stephen Kuehl and his family rented a cabin in June 2024, which resulted in a devastating fire that claimed the lives of six family members within 36 hours of their arrival.

Kuehl's lawsuit alleges the cabin was neither licensed nor inspected and lacked working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

"To have a little more time to get out, two minutes would have made all the difference," Kuehl said. "We had one, you know, it was a nightmare, and still is."

The Airbnb website indicates that rental properties with these safety devices should list them as amenities.

"Amenities are nice-to-have features in a home, a hot tub, a hair dryer," said Stacy Alexejun, K

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