Elevator motor overheats, fills US Bank offices with smoke
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fire crews responded to the U.S. Bank building early Thursday morning, June 5th.According to officials, crews responded to the scene around 2 a.m. after an overheated electrical motor in an elevator caused light smoke to fill surrounding offices.Authorities say the surrounding offices did not sustain any damage.No additional details have been released at this time.
Firefighters train for honor guard: "This takes brotherhood to a whole new extreme"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- When there's an emergency, all we have to do is call 911.
Up in flames: Food truck catches fire near S. 16th Street and Washington
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire officials were on the scene of a fire involving a food truck that occurred near S. 16th Street and Washington Street in Milwaukee.A deputy fire chief with MFD tells FOX6 News a battalion chief was on the scene of a fatal crash near Cesar Chavez Drive and Mineral Street was leaving the scene when he noticed smoke.The chief followed the smoke -- and discovered the food truck on fire.The food truck that caught fire apparently contained propane tanks -- but firefighters were able to knock down and put out the fire before it reached those tanks.No injured were reported as a result of this fire.A damage estimate is not yet available.The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
MFD & We Energies train together to better serve citizens, find out why
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Wind, rain, hail, or snow, it doesn't matter for We Energies workers and firefighters.
PHOTOS: Fire crews battle blaze at home on E. Clarke Street
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire officials on Monday, May 12th responded to a fire at a home on E.
Fully engulfed: What caused small explosion and fire at apartment building?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire officials on Sunday afternoon, May 11th were on the scene of a fully engulfed fire that occurred at an apartment building near 92nd and Marion.Fire officials say the fire broke out on the second floor of an apartment building -- and there was some sort of a small explosion during this fire -- as indicated by debris inside the building.At least one of the units is a total loss."When the first crews arrived we had heavy fire showing out of the windows of the front, second floor apartments.
Project F.O.C.U.S.: Saving lives, one smoke detector at a time
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- One faulty smoke detector and one floor with no smoke detector at all, that's what Milwaukee firefighters found when they stopped by Richard Koss' house.So they installed brand new smoke detectors for free to help protect Koss and his family."I feel safe now.
We have already tied last year's fire fatalities; Get a smoke detector!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A series of fatal fires is prompting the Milwaukee Fire Department to take action.
Fatal wreck: Car overturns after slamming into school bus
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A 40-year-old man died after a collision between his car and a school bus at 60th and Villard in Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, April 25th.According to police, the car the victim was driving was headed northbound on 60th St.
Roof collapses, dense smoke billows from 3-alarm fire at auto salvage yard
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters battled a massive, three-alarm fire at Roz Auto Salvage -- an auto salvage yard near 13th and Ramsey on Thursday afternoon, April 24th.
Lethal combination in salvage yard fire: engines, transmissions, fuel tanks, propane
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Roz Auto Salvage started the clean-up process Thursday night, April 24th in preparation to re-open on Friday, April 25th just one day after the massive fire.Rick Rozanske, owner of Roz's, calls the fire devastating.
Neighbors hear "loud booms" from auto salvage fire; some evacuated
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The three-alarm fire at Roz Auto Salvage on Thursday afternoon, April 24th affects neighboring homes and businesses near 13th and Ramsey.An employee at Lamers Bus Lines captured a video of the fire and the explosions."There were several loud booms or what appeared to be explosions throughout," said Dean Brown, manager of Lamers Bus Lines.Brown says Lamers workers could only watch as black smoke billowed out of the neighboring yard. "They've been there forever.
Fire intentionally set? Neighbors say they're now "on guard"
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee fire investigators spent Monday morning, April 21st collecting and testing evidence from a house fire at 84th and Concordia; a fire they believe was started intentionally.The Milwaukee Fire Department was dispatched to the house fire around 5:30 a.m. Flames were present on the first floor of the home.
Swift water rescues made easier for Milwaukee Dive Team
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department's Dive Team broke in some new gear over the holiday weekend, with a boat designed for swift water rescues.
No working smoke detectors, man dies after house fire
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- 78-year-old Leo Roethig was pulled out of a burning duplex Thursday, April 17th and died Friday, April 18th.The fire started a little after 5 p.m. Thursday evening in the upper unit of the building near 53rd and Nash in Milwaukee.
Man without a pulse pulled from "fully engulfed" duplex fire
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire officials say a man was pulled from a duplex after a fire broke out on Thursday, April 17th.The call for the fire came in just after 5:00 p.m. It happened near 53rd and Nash.Fire officials say when the man was initially pulled from the home, he did not have a pulse.
Red Cross called to scene of house fire on N. 51st Boulevard
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee Fire officials say the American Red Cross was called to the scene of a house fire that occurred on N. 51st Boulevard on Monday night, April 14th.The call for the fire came in just after 7:00 p.m.Crews arriving on scene saw smoke coming from the second floor of the home -- and eventually found fire on the second floor of the 1.5-story home.No one was injured in the fire.A damage estimate and cause of the fire have not been released.The American Red Cross said on Twitter it is assisting a family of five.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this story.
Firefighters stress the importance of working smoke detectors
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters have started going door-to-door stressing the importance of working smoke detectors to residents.
Man dies after being pulled from house fire near 24th and Vliet
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A 35-year-old man is dead following a house fire that occurred near 24th and Vliet Thursday night, April 10th.
New protocol for active shooter scenarios that involves police & fire crews
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Members of the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee Fire Department teamed up on Tuesday, April 8th for an active shooter training event.In this day and age of shootings and mass killings at elementary and high schools, university campuses, places of worship and movie theaters -- active shooter training is a necessity -- but Tuesday's training was a little different than most.Emergency protocol in a "shooter in a building" scenario used to call for law enforcement to enter the building, find the shooter, secure the building and then allow medical personnel to enter and treat the wounded.However, by that time, lives could be lost that could have been saved.The new protocol involves the response of both police -- and fire department medical teams."We can`t save lives without their help.