MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire Department says a man is dead after a house fire on Sunday morning.
Officials responded to a home near 24th and Walnut around 11:30 Sunday morning for reports of a fire in the basement.
When they arrived, there was heavy fire in the basement and firefighters also located a deceased male.
There were no other injuries and the causes of the fire and death are under investigation.
The Milwaukee Fire Dept. issued this statement:
On Sunday morning, May 21, 2023, at approximately 11:14 am, the
Milwaukee Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire. Upon
arrival at 11:16 am, first onscene, Engine 32 and Ladder 9,
encountered light smoke showing from the eaves near the roof. Fire
crews made an aggressive fire attack and search; yet unfortunately,
one person perished from injuries. Further searches after the fire was
under control found no more occupants inside the building.
MFD Assistant Chief De’Wayne Smoots will address the media in
front of the fire building regarding the importance of working smoke
alarms in every home.
Milwaukee firefighters will go door-to-door in the neighborhood
offering fire safety education materials, checking for working smoke
alarms, and installing new alarms as necessary. Installing free
smoke alarms in residences is a component of Project FOCUS
(Firefighters Out Creating Urban Safety).
Milwaukee residents in single-family homes or duplexes in need of a
smoke alarm are to call the Smoke Alarm Hotline at the number listed
below. Arrangements will be made for Milwaukee firefighters to
come to deliver a smoke alarm free of charge, and further will install it
if the residence is COVID-safe.
And police issued these 2 statements:
"Milwaukee Police are investigating a fatal fire that occurred on Sunday, May 21st, 2023, at approximately 11:12am, on the 1800 block of N. 24th St. MFD responded to a residential fire and located a deceased victim inside the residence. The decedent, a 69-yoa Milwaukee male sustained fatal injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation."
"***Correction**
The decedent at the fatal fire is a 68-yoa Milwaukee male."
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