Milwaukee house collapse, ‘heavy wind’ amid foundation repairs

The Brief

  • A house near 24th and Locust on Milwaukee’s north side partially collapsed.
  • The city said it appears the “heavy wind” lifted the foundation off of support jacks that workers were using to conduct repairs.
  • The property owner said he wanted to renovate it into affordable housing.

MILWAUKEE A house on Milwaukee’s north side partially collapsed on Friday afternoon, March 13.

What we know:

It happened near 24th and Locust. Albert Hill, the property owner, said he wanted to turn the house into affordable housing. He was six months into a renovation project.

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