A five-alarm fire that tore through a U-Haul storage facility in Walker’s Point two weeks ago has created challenges for some small business owners.
On Jan. 21, Milwaukee fire crews spent hours battling flames at the facility on South First St. which destroyed the roof of at least one building and created major losses for renters. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
One of the businesses affected was Bandit MKE, a vintage clothing store at 1224 E. Brady St., which had items going back to the 1940s in one unit that was destroyed. Items in several other lockers had smoke damage, says Michelle Eigenberger, who co-owns the store. The owners couldn’t put a monetary value on the items lost, as they were pieces that can’t be found anywhere else…