Developing: Firefighters battling fully-involved garage fire; smoke seen from I-43
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee firefighters battled a fully-involved garage fire on Wednesday evening, June 17th -- and smoke could be seen from I-43.The fire occurred near N. 20th Street and Keefe Avenue.No injuries were reported.
Fire officials investigating fire that occurred at vacant home on Sarnow Street
MILWAUKEE -- Fire officials are investigating a fire that occurred Sunday afternoon, June 14th in the 3700 block of Sarnow Street in Milwaukee.We're told no one lives in the home where the fire occurred, and no firefighters were injured.
Firefighters called out to N. 60th Street for fire at 1.5-story home
MILWAUKEE -- An investigation is underway after a fire broke out Sunday morning, June 14th in the 4500 block of N. 60th Street.A call for this fire came in around 6:15 a.m.Fire officials say the fire was brought under control by 6:35 a.m.
Milwaukee Fire Department Dive team train for water rescues in Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE -- They're in the water today but Milwaukee's dive team is not responding to a call.
Developing: Three adults displaced after fire breaks out near 36th and Auer
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee firefighters were called out to the scene of a fire near N. 36th Street and Auer Avenue on Monday evening, June 8th.The fire was reported around 8:00 p.m.There haven't been any reports of injuries -- but we're told three adults were displaced as a result of this fire.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this story.
Shared services strategy: Fire departments coming together to keep you safe
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department, in conjunction with other fire departments in nearby communities are now operating under a "shared services" protocol.
Developing: Bricks fall from business in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Fire Department was dispatched to a furniture business near 17th and St.
Fire officials: No smoke detectors inside home at time of fire that caused $130K in damage
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire Department officials say there were no smoke detectors inside a home on N. 19th Street that caught fire early Sunday, May 24th.It happened just after midnight at a two-and-a-half-story home in the 3500 block of N. 19th Street.
Red Cross called out to 36th and Chambers after fire breaks out at 1.5-story home
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The American Red Cross was called out to the scene of a fire that occurred at a home on N. 36th Street on Wednesday evening, May 20th.It happened at a one-and-a-half-story home near N. 36th and Chambers.
"A lot of smoke:" Amtrak train headed into Milwaukee from Chicago catches fire, no one injured
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Another crisis for Amtrak: Just days after a train derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight people, a train en route to Milwaukee from Chicago caught fire as it neared the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Many on train that caught fire in Milwaukee were thinking of disaster in Philly: "I was pretty shaken up"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Another crisis for Amtrak: Just days after a train derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight people, a train en route to Milwaukee from Chicago caught fire as it neared the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
"Everybody was concerned:" Flames light up area near Wright & Pierce after fire breaks out overnight
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A Milwaukee family is without a home after a fire broke out overnight at a duplex on Wright Street near Pierce.
Forced to jump: Three escape out window after fire breaks out at Milwaukee home
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters on Monday night, May 4th were called out the scene of house fire near 28th and Michigan.
"I'm speechless:" Fire destroys daycare center, officials believe it was intentionally set
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A child development center went up in flames early Sunday, April 26th.
Firefighters dispatched to rollover crash on Milwaukee's south side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police are investigating a rollover crash that happened near 35th and Scott on the city's south side Wednesday afternoon, April 22nd.Police say the wreck happened just before 2 p.m. It appears one driver rolled a vehicle over and hit another vehicle near the intersection.
"It's been playing over in my mind:" Police identify two killed in arson blaze near 38th & Wright
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police on Monday, April 20th identified two people killed in a fire that is being investigated as arson.
"She told us she was gonna blow us up:" Milwaukee home destroyed by arson, kills two
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police say a house fire in which two people died on the city's north side was arson.
Police called out to two shootings within 15 minutes; one dead, three wounded
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police were called out to the scene of two shootings that occurred within about 15 minutes of each another late on Monday night, April 13th -- one of them with three victims.The triple shooting occurred near Hopkins and Stark.
"A big old fire and flames. Unbelievable!" Firefighters battle blaze at vacant home on north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters battled a fire at a vacant house near 29th and Burleigh Tuesday evening, April 7th.A police officer was the first to spot the fire -- and called it in shortly after 5:00 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the second floor fully engulfed in flames.
Police: Driver arrested for OWI after man struck while in crosswalk near 20th and Locust
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police officials say a pedestrian was struck near 20th and Locust on Thursday evening, April 2nd.It happened around 8:30 p.m.Police say a 54-year-old Milwaukee man was struck as he was walking in a crosswalk headed westbound on Locust.