House fire near 24th and Keefe injures 1 firefighter
MILWAUKEE -- Fire officials were called to a report of a house fire near N. 24th Street and W. Keefe Avenue early Saturday morning, June 13.
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Firefighters found heavy smoke coming out of the first floor when they arrived shortly before 5 a.m. As the fire spread to the second floor, they called for additional crews to help fight the blaze.
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Milwaukee Fire Chief Lipski says the building was vacant, but one firefighter was taken to the hospital for burns and has been released.
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The cause of the fire still under investigation.