The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a house fire near North 24th Street and Garfield Avenue around 1:30 AM on Friday, December 24th. Originally reported as a rubbish fire, first arriving firefighters found a house on fire.
As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, the roof collapsed.
No injuries were reported at the scene and there is no word if anyone was home at the time.
Asher Heimermann
Oak Park companies were dispatched shortly before 10pm for a house fire at 604 N. Grove in Oak Park. Companies arrived to find fire on the 2nd and 3rd floor of a 2.5-story frame single-family house. Two lines were pulled off of Oak Park E602 to the 2nd and 3rd floor, while a 3rd line was used to hit hot spots on the exterior of the house. Companies worked for approximately 2 hours. All occupants, their dogs and cat made it out safely.
Companies on scene: Oak Park E602, E603, T631, A611, A612, Bn3, Forest Park E401 and Cicero H&L 2.
