Milwaukee east side fire, 4 people injured

MILWAUKEE - Four people were injured in an early morning fire on Milwaukee's east side on Thursday, Nov. 30.

According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, the fire happened at Edenbrook Lakeside, a nursing and rehabilitation apartment complex near Summit and Woodstock.

One person had burns and three other people had smoke inhalation.  All four people were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The fire started in an apartment on the second floor, and was put out with a fire extinguisher. The sprinkler system was also activated.

Battalion Chief Robert Hartung said two people were rescued from the room where the fire started.

"They had an alarm system that was sounding on arrival and the sprinkler system was also going off," Hartung said.

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Hartung said that with the working alarms and sprinkler system, everyone was able to act quickly inside.

"We also have to give a lot of credit to the firefighters on scene but also the workers who did a fantastic job of making sure all the doors and the facility was secured so that it didn't spread further than what it did," Hartung said.

As firefighters investigate how the fire started in the nursing home, Hartung said it’s been a busy week, with more than seven fires.

"When you have a change of season, especially when you go from warm to cold, you do see an uptick in fires," Hartung said.

The nursing home declined an interview with FOX6.