Brown Deer apartment fire, building vacant due to summer flood damage

Apartment fire near Teutonia and Dean

A Brown Deer apartment building, vacant due to flood damage sustained this summer, caught fire on Saturday afternoon.

What we know:

It happened just before 2 p.m. Firefighters arrived at the 20-unit Stratford Village Town Homes building near Teutonia and Dean to find flames coming from the roof. The fire was extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

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North Shore Fire/Rescue said construction crews had recently been working in the building to repair flood damage sustained in August.

What we don't know:

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

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The Source: North Shore Fire/Rescue released information about the fire. FOX6 News went to the scene.

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