Oak Creek apartment fire; 8 families displaced
Oak Creek apartment fire, Oak Creek Drive and Puetz Road
OAK CREEK, Wis. - An Oak Creek apartment building fire Saturday morning, Oct. 21 displaced eight families.
It happened on Oak Park Drive and Puetz Road around 10:15 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming form the eight-unit building, and the fire department said the blaze was completely extinguished within 10 minutes.
The apartment where the fire started sustained major damage, officials said, and the fire was contained to that apartment. While the cause remains under investigation, the family told FOX6 News they were cooking and "suddenly the kitchen was on fire."
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Two people were injured – an officer and a firefighter.
The Franklin, South Milwaukee, Cudahy and Milwaukee fire departments assisted at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.