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Fire near downtown Milwaukee was training exercise, MFD says

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Updated  May 13, 2023 4:26pm CDT
Milwaukee Fire Department
FOX6 News Milwaukee

MFD training near 12th and Cherry

A large fire on Milwaukee's north side caught the attention of motorists on I-43 Saturday morning, May 13.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Fire Department said a large Saturday morning structure fire just northwest of downtown was a training exercise. 

The fire was near 12th and Cherry – roughly a half-mile from Fiserv Forum – and easily visible to travelers on Interstate 43, video from shortly before 10 a.m. shows.

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If you saw the flames and were concerned, you can exhale; an MFD shift commander told FOX6 News he apologized that there was not a broader advanced notice of the exercise.