Fire at Cambridge Apartments in Milwaukee; 3 taken to hospital

MILWAUKEE - Three people were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Cambridge Apartments in Milwaukee – located near Cambridge Avenue and Oakland Avenue.

The fire was reported on the tenth floor of the building and there were multiple calls of entrapped people, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said.

Lipski said weather conditions made it harder for crews to put out the fire.

"As soon as they arrived and found fire on the 10th floor, that presented a real problem, especially with four additional floors of trapped occupants above that. That's a huge square footage and a huge amount of occupants," said Chief Lipski. 

FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX6 News app for iOS or Android.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, however, may be electrical in nature, police say. 

Cambridge Apartments

The Milwaukee Fire Department cleared the structure and every occupant of the complex has been accounted for. 

A total of 91 units were displaced.

MCTS assisted with transportation and the Red Cross found placement for all occupants. 

Two 76-year-old victims and a 74-year-old victim were taken to hospitals for treatment.

Cambridge Apartments is a high-rise, 91 unit apartment community for senior living.

Editor's note: Milwaukee police issued a correction Nov. 14 regarding the victims' ages after the story originally aired on FOX6 News. The article text has been updated to reflect that change, while the video relays the information available at the time it aired.