Burst pipes leave Milwaukee tenants without heat, water during freezing temperatures

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee tenant woke up to water gushing from burst pipes in his apartment Saturday as freezing temperatures caused plumbing failures at a building owned by the city’s largest landlord.

Jamie Spencer discovered water pouring from pipes in his West Wells Street apartment like “a shower on full blast” that continued for hours.

The burst pipes left tenants without heat and water over the weekend as temperatures plummeted into negative digits…

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