The Brief
- A fire destroyed an apartment building on S. 13th Street hours before 2026, leaving roughly a dozen people homeless.
- All residents escaped safely after the fire broke out on the second floor; the cause is currently under investigation.
- Displaced residents have launched a GoFundMe to recover lost belongings, while the Red Cross provides immediate assistance to one family.
MILWAUKEE – Neighbors on Milwaukee‘s south side have a GoFundMe set up after fire destroyed their apartments on New Year’s Eve.
Milwaukee apartment fire
What we know:
Hours before the big countdown to 2026, family fun was overtaken by fire on S. 13th Street – just south of Layton Avenue.
Julian Santiago is one of about a dozen people who are not without a home. He asked to have his face blurred out of fear of social judgment and privacy as an apartment fire victim.
What they’re saying:…