Milwaukee apartment fire survivor tells of tragic morning that killed relative

A Milwaukee apartment fire survivor is recovering from smoke inhalation while grappling with the loss of her brother-in-law and uncertainty about her sister’s condition.

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Karre Kutsugeras remains hospitalized at Saint Luke’s, where the sound of sirens triggers painful memories from Saturday’s fire near 1st and Layton.

“At night, I’m having nightmares. I’m hearing him scream, you know, and being in Saint Luke’s, I can hear the sirens, and that wakes me up at night,” Kutsugeras said…

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