New Berlin Fire Department
NEW BERLIN, Wis. - New Berlin firefighters battled a fire at a two-story, 8-unit apartment complex on W. Lincoln Avenue west of Calhoun early on Tuesday, July 1.
Apartment fire
What we know:
A news release from the New Berlin Fire Department says emergency responders were dispatched to the fire just before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. An occupant called Waukesha County Communications to report a fire in her bedroom closet where the furnace was located.
When crews arrived on the scene, they found a working fire in a two-story 8-unit apartment complex on the second floor with heavy smoke and flames showing from the roof.
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Fire crews immediately initiated fire attack and began evacuating occupants who had remained in their units.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the New Berlin Fire Department.
Nobody was hurt.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the New Berlin Fire Department.