MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating an apartment fire that happened on Sunday, Jan. 24 near 84th and Ruby. It happened around 10:30 p.m.
According to police, a resident of the apartment complex fell asleep while smoking, causing the fire and displacement of several residents.
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The resident who fell asleep is a 61-year-old Milwaukee man and was initially located pulseless and non-breathing. The lifesaving efforts by emergency medical personnel were able to bring a pulse back and the man was taken to a local hospital where he is listed as being in critical condition.
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