5th person dies from blaze that forced residents to jump from Milwaukee apartment building windows
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5th person dies from blaze that forced residents to jump from Milwaukee apartment building windows
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fifth person has died following an intense fire that engulfed a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee on Mother's Day.Details about the victim were not immediately released Monday by the Milwaukee Fire Department. Further details about the blaze also were not released.The fire was reported about 8 a.m. Sunday at the 85-unit building. Officials said some residents were forced to jump to escape the flames and smoke.Ladder trucks were used to rescue other residents from windows while some firefighters inside the burning building crawled on hands and knees to get people out, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said ..