Frustrated by frozen hydrants, Milwaukee firefighters battled a blaze Saturday afternoon on the south side, but got no help from Mother Nature. Just after 4 p.m. , firefighting crews responded to the scene of a two-story structure fire in the 2200 block of S. Muskego Ave.. The first three fire hydrants fire crews tried to connect to were found to be frozen. After connecting to a fourth hydrant, which worked properly, provided the needed water to combat the third floor attic wood-framed duplex fire inside the building and eventually extinguish the fire.
“That’s unusual. We normally don’t run into that, but we did and our folks did a nice job overcoming that,” Deputy Chief Jack Christianson with the Milwaukee Fire Department said at the scene.
"It took a little longer to put it out and the fire gained a little," Battalion Chief Joe Robak said said, "It does happen. It's hit and miss. It's hard to tell when one will freeze."
The home in home on Milwaukee’s south side was destroyed and the cause of the fire remains under investigation,
YouTube videos from Nemmy25 showing on the progression of a fire on Saturday Feb 11, 2012 in the 2200 block of S. Muskego Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
