Police: Five-year-old boy pulled from two-alarm house fire near 77th and Villard
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police say a five-year-old child was pulled from a two-alarm house fire occurring on N. 77th Street and Villard Wednesday evening, January 14th.The fire was first reported shortly after 6:30 p.m.The first to respond found heavy fire blowing through three windows on the duplex's first floor."It was bad.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee police say a five-year-old child was pulled from a two-alarm house fire occurring on N. 77th Street and Villard Wednesday evening, January 14th.The fire was first reported shortly after 6:30 p.m.The first to respond found heavy fire blowing through three windows on the duplex's first floor."It was bad.
Four people displaced after fire breaks out at two-story home on Becher Street
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Four people were displaced following a fire that occurred on Tuesday evening, January 13th in the 2000 block of Becher Street.It happened around 5:00 p.m.Fire officials say flames spread to both the first and second floors of a two-story wood frame home.No one was injured.We're told a couple living in the upstairs portion of the home noticed smoke coming from the lower level and evacuated.The four people displaced are being assisted by the American Red Cross.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Four people were displaced following a fire that occurred on Tuesday evening, January 13th in the 2000 block of Becher Street.It happened around 5:00 p.m.Fire officials say flames spread to both the first and second floors of a two-story wood frame home.No one was injured.We're told a couple living in the upstairs portion of the home noticed smoke coming from the lower level and evacuated.The four people displaced are being assisted by the American Red Cross.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.
Fire on Milwaukee's northwest side chases dozens out of apartment complex
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A fire near Appleton and Villard Avenue, just east of Timmerman Airport in Milwaukee, chased 30-40 people out of their apartments.The two-alarm fire was called in around 8 p.m.No injuries have been reported from the fire.A county bus has been called to the scene to help keep people warm.Officers do not believe the fire is suspicious in nature.FOX6 News will continue to monitor this story and bring you updates as soon as more information becomes available.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A fire near Appleton and Villard Avenue, just east of Timmerman Airport in Milwaukee, chased 30-40 people out of their apartments.The two-alarm fire was called in around 8 p.m.No injuries have been reported from the fire.A county bus has been called to the scene to help keep people warm.Officers do not believe the fire is suspicious in nature.FOX6 News will continue to monitor this story and bring you updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Firefighters called out to fight basement fire near N. 3rd Street and Melvina
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters in Milwaukee were called out to a fire near N. 3rd Street and Melvina Street in Milwaukee on Monday night, January 5th.Fire officials tell FOX6 News the fire broke out in a basement around 7:30 p.m., and the fire appeared to start in the basement due to a dryer malfunction.Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control -- but five adults were displaced from the two-and-a-half-story home.No one was injured.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.Fire officials say the home had working smoke detectors.The Red Cross was called in to assist at the scene.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters in Milwaukee were called out to a fire near N. 3rd Street and Melvina Street in Milwaukee on Monday night, January 5th.Fire officials tell FOX6 News the fire broke out in a basement around 7:30 p.m., and the fire appeared to start in the basement due to a dryer malfunction.Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control -- but five adults were displaced from the two-and-a-half-story home.No one was injured.A damage estimate hasn't yet been released.Fire officials say the home had working smoke detectors.The Red Cross was called in to assist at the scene.
Firefighters battle blaze, freezing conditions at home on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Eleven adults and six children are without a home after an early morning house fire Monday, January 5th.Firefighters battled flames and bitterly cold temperatures as they worked to put out the fire near 1st and Clarke on Milwaukee's north side.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Eleven adults and six children are without a home after an early morning house fire Monday, January 5th.Firefighters battled flames and bitterly cold temperatures as they worked to put out the fire near 1st and Clarke on Milwaukee's north side.
"Extreme conditions:" Milwaukee firefighters risk hypothermia to put out two fires, back-to-back
MILWAUKE (WITI) --Battling flames and bitterly cold temperatures, emergency responders faced dangerous conditions as they worked to put out two fires, back-to-back on Wednesday, December 31st.The flames were hot, and the wind chill was below zero!"Very extreme conditions, very difficult conditions," Battalion Chief David Votsis said.Firefighters were first dispatched to a fire at an apartment building near Richards and Keefe.
MILWAUKE (WITI) --Battling flames and bitterly cold temperatures, emergency responders faced dangerous conditions as they worked to put out two fires, back-to-back on Wednesday, December 31st.The flames were hot, and the wind chill was below zero!"Very extreme conditions, very difficult conditions," Battalion Chief David Votsis said.Firefighters were first dispatched to a fire at an apartment building near Richards and Keefe.
Five people homeless after fire breaks out in Milwaukee apartment building
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters battled flames and the bitter cold at an apartment building on Milwaukee's north side Wednesday, December 31st.Crews were dispatched to the building near Richards and Keefe around midnight.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Firefighters battled flames and the bitter cold at an apartment building on Milwaukee's north side Wednesday, December 31st.Crews were dispatched to the building near Richards and Keefe around midnight.
Suspicious fire breaks out in home near 49th and North in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were busy Wednesday morning, December 31st when fire broke out at a home near 49th and North.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were busy Wednesday morning, December 31st when fire broke out at a home near 49th and North.
Elderly woman rescued from burning home on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters pulled an elderly woman out of a burning home early Sunday, December 21st.Firefighters were dispatched to the home near 43rd and Sherman around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters pulled an elderly woman out of a burning home early Sunday, December 21st.Firefighters were dispatched to the home near 43rd and Sherman around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.
Medical Examiner: Body pulled from Milwaukee River is that of 21-year-old whom witness said "jumped"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Members of the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee Fire Department on Thursday, December 11th were called out to the area of Broadway and Erie -- where a deceased person was pulled from the Milwaukee River.Crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2:00 p.m.The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office was dispatched to the scene.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Members of the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee Fire Department on Thursday, December 11th were called out to the area of Broadway and Erie -- where a deceased person was pulled from the Milwaukee River.Crews were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2:00 p.m.The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office was dispatched to the scene.
Alert neighbor calls 911, fire damages two apartment units, damage estimate at $60K
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Tuesday afternoon, December 9th were on the scene of a fire occurring in a four-unit apartment building in the 5900 block of N.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Tuesday afternoon, December 9th were on the scene of a fire occurring in a four-unit apartment building in the 5900 block of N.
"It's one of the cheapest, simplest tools you can have:" Milwaukee firefighters conduct smoke detector sweep
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were out going door to door this afternoon checking smoke detectors.They were in the area of 54th and Center.Earlier this week, a 4-year-old girl had to be rescued from a burning home in the neighborhood.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were out going door to door this afternoon checking smoke detectors.They were in the area of 54th and Center.Earlier this week, a 4-year-old girl had to be rescued from a burning home in the neighborhood.
MFD called out to St. Paul Avenue after tanker truck leaks sodium hydroxide
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department was called out to the 2100 block of W.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department was called out to the 2100 block of W.
Three firefighters injured battling apartment fire on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fire crews were called out to the scene of an apartment fire on Tuesday night, December 2nd in the neighborhood near Sherman and Villard on Milwaukee's north side.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fire crews were called out to the scene of an apartment fire on Tuesday night, December 2nd in the neighborhood near Sherman and Villard on Milwaukee's north side.
Two workers injured at construction site in downtown Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a downtown construction site Tuesday morning, December 2nd for a report of workers injured.Close to 40 firefighters responded to the area of Cass and Michigan around 6:30 a.m. Fire officials tell FOX6 News that two people were injured while working 25-30 feet below ground.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a downtown construction site Tuesday morning, December 2nd for a report of workers injured.Close to 40 firefighters responded to the area of Cass and Michigan around 6:30 a.m. Fire officials tell FOX6 News that two people were injured while working 25-30 feet below ground.
Three homeless after fire in basement of Milwaukee tavern
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Three people are homeless after a small basement fire on Milwaukee's north side early Saturday, November 29th.The fire broke out in the basement of a tavern near 35th and Village around 2 a.m. Saturday.Three people in an apartment above the tavern, two adults and one child, were forced to evacuate the building.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Three people are homeless after a small basement fire on Milwaukee's north side early Saturday, November 29th.The fire broke out in the basement of a tavern near 35th and Village around 2 a.m. Saturday.Three people in an apartment above the tavern, two adults and one child, were forced to evacuate the building.
How'd they do it? Specialized MFD team talks about rescue on power plant stack
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It was a dramatic rescue from nearly 300 feet in the air -- and it all unfolded over several hours in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley on Monday, November 24th.Five workers were doing routine emission testing on a massive stack at the We Energies Valley Power Plant.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It was a dramatic rescue from nearly 300 feet in the air -- and it all unfolded over several hours in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley on Monday, November 24th.Five workers were doing routine emission testing on a massive stack at the We Energies Valley Power Plant.
Specialized MFD team rescues five workers stranded 300 feet up at Valley Power Plant
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department's HURT (Heavy Urban Rescue Team) was called to We Energies' Valley Power Plant near 10th and Canal in Milwaukee after five workers became trapped on one of the stacks -- 300 feet up in the air.The workers became trapped around 5:15 p.m. Monday, November 24th.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department's HURT (Heavy Urban Rescue Team) was called to We Energies' Valley Power Plant near 10th and Canal in Milwaukee after five workers became trapped on one of the stacks -- 300 feet up in the air.The workers became trapped around 5:15 p.m. Monday, November 24th.
Firefighters battle fire at vacant house near 20th & Center
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Investigators are trying to figure out why a vacant house on Milwaukee's north side went up in flames.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Investigators are trying to figure out why a vacant house on Milwaukee's north side went up in flames.
Six people displaced after fire breaks out at home near 35th and Meinecke
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Thursday evening, November 20th responded to a house fire at a 1.5-story bungalow in the 2400 block of N. 35th Street.Fire officials say the fire started on the rear porch, and spread into the walls.No one was injured.Six people who lived in the home were displaced, and the American Red Cross is assisting them.Fire officials are investigating what caused the fire.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Thursday evening, November 20th responded to a house fire at a 1.5-story bungalow in the 2400 block of N. 35th Street.Fire officials say the fire started on the rear porch, and spread into the walls.No one was injured.Six people who lived in the home were displaced, and the American Red Cross is assisting them.Fire officials are investigating what caused the fire.