A house explosion and fire near Keefe and Teutonia in Milwaukee sent one person to the hospital Wednesday, July 21.
Milwaukee police said a 28-year-old man was seriously hurt. The cause is under investigation but police said it may have been a result of fireworks.
Neighbors said it was extremely loud. "It was huge," said Chris Peters. "Very, very loud. Very loud. It’s hard. I’ve never heard anything like it before."
Peters works at the auto shop next door. He said the explosion came first, and then he heard something else.
"Then I opened the door, and I saw all the smoke and heard a man screaming in there for help, so I grabbed my phone right away and called 911," said Peters.