Waukesha apartment fire on Pebble Valley Road, firefighter hurt
Apartment fire on Pebble Valley Road, Waukesha
WAUKESHA, Wis. - A Waukesha firefighter was hurt while responding to an apartment fire on Friday afternoon, Sept. 13.
It happened on Pebble Valley Road off University Drive around 3:20 p.m. Officials said a passerby called 911 after seeing black smoke coming from a second-floor window of the apartment building.
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Residents were leaving the building as firefighters arrived. One elderly resident was helped out of the second-floor unit next to where the fire took place as crews went in to extinguish the flames.
The firefighter who was hurt had a minor injury, went to a hospital and was released. No residents were hurt.
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