Overview

• A fire broke out early Sunday morning in a four-story, 85-unit apartment building in Milwaukee’s Concordia neighborhood.
• Four people were killed, four critically injured, and dozens more sustained injuries in the blaze, which rendered the building uninhabitable.
• Approximately 200 residents have been displaced, with the Red Cross providing emergency assistance to those affected.
• The building, constructed in 1968, lacked a sprinkler system due to a grandfather clause exempting it from retrofit requirements under current fire safety laws.
• Authorities are actively investigating the fire’s cause with local fire and police departments collaborating with the state fire marshal.