One person is dead and three were hospitalized after a fire on Milwaukee’s south side early Friday morning.
Fire crews were called to the 1900 block of West Burnham Street, in the Muskego Way neighborhood, shortly before 2 a.m.
They spent about 40 minutes battling a heavy fire that spread to three structures as temperatures fell into the teens and wind gusts reached nearly 30 miles an hour.
A 55-year-old woman died, while a 23-year-old woman suffered serious injuries but is in stable condition, according to the Milwaukee Police Department. A woman, age 63, and a girl, age 6, also sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.
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Show Transcript THAT IS WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER SO FAR. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, TANYA TRONCO CLEARED OUT HER MOTHER’S UNIT AT BURNHAM HILL APARTMENTS AT 29TH AND MITCHELL. WE WERE INFORMED WE HAD A WEEK. NO EXPLANATION. THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE COMES AFTER A DEADLY FIRE BROKE OUT LAST THURSDAY IN A THIRD FLOOR UNIT. THE RED CROSS IS HELPING 105 TENANTS WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING. IS YOUR MOM FRUSTRATED? EXTREMELY. EXTREMELY. AND SHE’S ON DISABILITY SO IT’S HARD. A FOUR-DAY NOTICE IS RIDICULOUS. THIS AIR FORCE VETERAN
Milwaukee firefighters hand out smoke alarms on south side
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MILWAUKEE - Members of the Milwaukee Fire Department went door-to-door Saturday afternoon, Jan. 30, handing out smoke alarms on the city s south side.
They were distributed near 29th and Mitchell where an apartment fire left a 72-year-old man dead and at least 83 people displaced. It s always a blow to the community, said Joshua Parish. Immediately following events like this, we always like to make sure that the community is safe and that we re focused on prevention.
Firefighters also offered fire safety education materials and checked for working smoke alarms as they went door-to-door. It was part of Project FOCUS Firefighters Out Creating Urban Safety.
Funeral held for 2 boys who died in Fort Atkinson fire
Funeral held for 2 boys who died in Fort Atkinson fire
As questions remain as to what caused the fire, loved ones remember 14-year-old Bryan Perez as a hero, saying he went back to get his 4-year-old nephew.
WHITEWATER, Wis. - Services were held Saturday, Jan. 30 for two boys who died in a Fort Atkinson house fire one week earlier.
Emotions paired with white clothes filled the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Whitewater on Saturday. Bryan Perez, 14, and his nephew, 4-year-old Ethan Juan, died the morning of Jan. 23 The first half of the week was really the worst and there was a lot of question, a lot of crying, said Marco Wence, a relative of the boys.
Racine Fire Dept.: Clear the snow from neighborhood fire hydrants
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Racine fire officials say you should try to clear a three-foot area around any hydrant.
By doing so, you are saving firefighters valuable time in the event of a structure fire that may affect you or your neighbors homes or businesses.