A fire at a vacant property on Milwaukee’s north side displaced several families Wednesday morning after flames spread from one home to two others nearby.
The fire broke out around 5 a.m. on North 20th Street near Auer Avenue. A deputy fire chief said the vacant home caught fire first, and the flames then spread to the houses on both sides. No one was injured.
Rhonda Moss is a landlord of one of the damaged properties. Her partner’s family has owned one of the neighboring homes since 1993.
“It’s painful, cause like all the memories, and you know, she was a first-time home owner, and this is what she chose. This is what she chose to raise her kids and her grandkids in,” Moss said…