1 killed in Waukesha residence fire, 4 others injured, fire department says

  • Source: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
  • Published: 03/08/2022 12:00 AM

Two people were forced to jump from the second floor window, a 50-year-old man was killed and several others are suffering from severe injuries after a four-unit residence caught fire in Waukesha early Tuesday morning. The Waukesha Fire Department said in an update that an unnamed 50-year-old man has died after being brought to the hospital with critical injuries. Currently in the hospital are a woman in her 50s with life-threatening injuries, a woman in her 20s with life-threatening injuries, a man in his 20s with non-life threatening injuries and another man in his late 20s with non-life threatening injuries. Fire officials add that four other residents - two adults and two children - were not hurt in the fire. At this time they do not believe the fire started from "criminal origins."



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