By Jesse Garza
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
MILWAUKEE — Three firefighters were injured Friday night while battling a three-alarm blaze on Milwaukee’s south side.
The fire was reported shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of W. Lincoln Ave.
Paul Conway, chief of operations for the Milwaukee Fire Department, said the fire was reported on the top floor of a 21/3-story frame house.
There were initial reports of people trapped inside the house, but no one was found when a search was conducted, Conway said.
While searching the top floor, firefighters encountered thick smoke and flames and a “mayday” alert was called, signaling that firefighters were in great danger, Conway said. Two firefighters who jumped from a third-floor window onto the roof of a lower story suffered burns, Conway said. One firefighter stumbled in the stairway and injured a knee. The injuries to all three were not believed to be life threatening, Conway said.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour. Its cause remained under investigation, and a damage estimate was not immediately available.
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