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South side fire video
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MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee police officer was injured rescuing a person in a wheelchair from a burning building. The fire happened Friday afternoon, March 23, at a two-story duplex near Layton Boulevard and Lapham Avenue.
According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, a firefighter rescued another resident in a wheelchair from the building.
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FOX6 News is told the officer who was injured is being treated for smoke inhalation.
No word on what caused the fire.