BROWN DEER, Wis. — Multiple people are displaced after six apartment units were damaged in a fire in Brown Deer on Tuesday.
According to North Shore Fire/Rescue, crews were dispatched to 4475 W. Dean Road shortly before 11 a.m. Responding crews found a fire in a second-floor apartment of an approximate 48-unit apartment complex, the Brook Lane Apartment Complex.
The building near Teutonia and Dean Road was quickly evacuated and the fire was brought under control in about 40 minutes.
Three occupants of the fire apartment, two children and an adult, were evaluated for smoke inhalation. All three refused transport to the hospital.
Six of the apartments are not currently habitable, officials say. The American Red Cross is working to provide temporary relocation assistance. Damage estimates are pending.
Resident Jason Anderson said, “There was a lot of black smoke.”
Chief Robert Whitaker of the North Shore Fire Department said, “Fire was blowing out the window.”
Crews busted down doors to make sure everyone was safe.
Resident Keisha Tucker said, “Someone was banging on the doors, so we opened the door they said, ‘It’s a real fire, get out!’”
Even after the fire was out you could hear the fire alarm screeching.
Anderson said, “I tried to go back into the building and noticed there’s no electricity no power...Right before Christmas especially, it’s unfortunate.”
Thurman Lamar said, “It’s devastating this time of year you know, people trying to keep the family together.”
The fire chief is thankful no one was seriously hurt.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Multiple agencies responded to the fire, including the Milwaukee Fire Department, the Brown Deer Police Department, Milwaukee County Transit, and WE Energies.
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