Residents evacuated as crews battle vacant building fire in Milwaukee

Investigators are working to learn what caused a fire at a vacant building early Friday morning, which led to the evacuation of nearby residents.

According to the Milwaukee Fire Department’s deputy chief, crews received a call about a structure fire at a building near 17th and Atkinson around 2:30 a.m.

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Residents evacuated as crews battle vacant building fire in Milwaukee

The fire chief said the building, which was vacant at the time, had apartment buildings on the upper floor and a storefront on the ground level…

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