5th person dies from blaze that forced residents to jump from Milwaukee apartment building windows
- On Sunday morning, May 11, a fire broke out in an 85-unit apartment building in Milwaukee, ultimately claiming the lives of five people due to injuries sustained in the blaze.
- The fire originated in a shared part of the building and extended across several levels, leading some residents to escape by jumping out of windows to avoid the smoke and flames.
- Firefighters used ladder trucks and crawled on hands and knees inside the burning building to rescue about 30 people amid intense conditions.
- Constructed in 1968, the building lacked a sprinkler system since it was established before regulations mandated their installation, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski explained.
- The fire left the building uninhabitable and displaced an estimated 200 residents, with authorities not yet revealing the cause of the blaze.
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