MILWAUKEE — One person is being helped by the Red Cross after a duplex caught fire at 21st and Wright in Milwaukee early Monday morning, the fire department says.
MFD said in a statement one person from an adjacent home is being helped by the Red Cross. No injuries were reported among firefighters.
The duplex next door caught fire around 1:37 a.m. The fire department estimates the fire caused about $443,187 in damage to the building.
Fire officials said crews found the building engulfed in flames. Firefighters conducted an "exterior/defensive attack" due to fire conditions, according to their statement.