Six People Rescued From Milwaukee House Fire

MILWAUKEE -- Six people were rescued from a house fire Wednesday morning on 22nd Street near Melvina Street in Milwaukee. The fire started in a duplex and spread to the house next door. The six people were in the upstairs duplex. Everyone was OK. There is extensive damage to both buildings, but there is no damage estimate yet. Firefighters are still trying to figure out where the fire started.
Dec. 30, 2010

MILWAUKEE --

Six people were rescued from a house fire Wednesday morning on 22nd Street near Melvina Street in Milwaukee.

The fire started in a duplex and spread to the house next door. The six people were in the upstairs duplex.

Everyone was OK.

There is extensive damage to both buildings, but there is no damage estimate yet.

Firefighters are still trying to figure out where the fire started.

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