Milwaukee fatal apartment fire at 32nd and Wells; child dead
Fatal Milwaukee apartment fire, child dies
A child is dead, and a woman is in the hospital following an apartment fire in Milwaukee on Monday, July 14.
MILWAUKEE - A child is dead, and a woman is in the hospital following an apartment fire in Milwaukee on Monday, July 14.
According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, at about 11 a.m., 911 calls started coming in about a building fire near 32nd and Wells.
When firefighters arrived, they encountered a significant fire on the first floor of a three-story apartment building.
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"I was in my home I heard someone yell 'everyone get out there's a fire,' so I ran outside, and I could see there was smoke coming out of the building as well as fire," said neighbor Laura Sue Mosier.
Apartment fire near 31st and Wells, Milwaukee
Most people got out of the building. However, firefighters encountered a locked apartment door to the apartment that was on fire, and it had to be forced open.
Once inside, they found an unconscious adult woman and an unconscious child.
"They were definitely burned," added Sue Mosier.
They were quickly removed, and resuscitation efforts began immediately. Paramedics transported both patients to the hospital.
FOX6 learned from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office that the child had died.
A GoFundMe has since been set up to support the family.
Apartment fire near 31st and Wells, Milwaukee
Sue Mosier says once she went outside, she rushed over to her neighbors offering a shoulder to cry on.
"I just held them while they cried. I mean what else can you do? I mean what else can I do, but just be right there with them," she said.
Building condition
What we know:
An audible fire alarm was sounding inside the building, but the building had no fire sprinkler system.
The Milwaukee Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit and MPD are investigating the cause and origin of the fire.
There is substantial fire damage to the apartment and smoke damage throughout, and the building is currently uninhabitable.
The Red Cross has been contacted for the displaced tenants.
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Apartment fire near 31st and Wells, Milwaukee
What we don't know:
Right now, the condition of the woman injured in the fire is still unknown.
Fire crews say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Milwaukee Fire Department. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office also provided information that the child had died. FOX6 also spoke to neighbors on scene.