Milwaukee fire department battles 3rd alarm blaze at south-side warehouse

Milwaukee firefighters responded to a commercial building fire between 7th and 8th Streets and Cleveland Avenue around 7 a.m. Tuesday.

The building was empty when crews arrived. Firefighters encountered what they described as a heavy amount of fire that started on the third floor of the five-story warehouse.

The fire was upgraded first to a 2nd alarm and then to a 3rd alarm shortly after crews began battling the blaze…

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