Overview

• Oak Creek’s dispatch center received a report of smoke just before 8 a.m. at the Seasons of Orchard Hills near 27th Street.
• Responders forced entry into a unit to fight the fire, and the first crew found a resident who was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
• The building’s sprinkler system activated and limited the fire’s spread, causing minor water damage to the affected apartment and one adjacent unit.
• Firefighters contained the blaze, and red tape was placed around the middle building as investigators worked at the scene.
• The origin and cause of the fire remain undetermined, with the investigation ongoing.