Basement fire damages Milwaukee home, no injuries reported

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Gov. Scott Walker’s administration abruptly backed off Wednesday on plans to roll back a requirement for fire sprinklers, but the state might not adopt other safety standards that firefighters say would save lives.

No one was injured in a basement fire in Milwaukee early Friday, authorities said.

The Milwaukee Fire Department was called about 6 a.m. to a home in the 8300 block of W. Brentwood Ave., north of W. Mill Road, said Deputy Fire Chief Terry Lintonen.

The five occupants were able to escape and firefighters put out the fire, which caused about $3,000 in damages, Lintonen said.

The cause remains under investigation.