Fire crews rescue child from roof of house fire
Fire crews rescue child from roof of house fire
A family was able to escape an early morning fire near 31st and Villard on Friday.
EVERYONE IS SAFE AFTER ANEARLY MORNING HOUSE FIRE ONMILWAUKEE'S NORTH SIDE.THATINCLUDES A 12-YEAR-OLD BOY --WHO WENT THROUGH TRAINING JUSTLAST YEAR -- THAT MAY HAVESAVED HIS LIFE TODAY.(Darren Jones, Neighbor)11:39:47 The fire trucksshowed up and every time theyput it up it flamed right backupTHE CHARRED ROOF AND BUSTEDOUT WINDOWS OF THIS HOME NEAR31ST AND VILLARD ARE EVIDENCEOF THE EARLY MORNING BLAZETHAT FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED ATAROUND FIVE-THIRTY FRIDAYMORNING.11:38:02 I juststarted seeing a bunch ofsmoke and then flames came outthe roof and the little boywas sitting on the roof upthere crying.NEIGHBOR DARRENJONES SAID HE CALLED 9-1-1.HESAID WHEN HE FIRST NOTICED THEFIRE ... A CHILD WAS TRAPPEDON THE ROOF.FIRE OFFICIALS SAYTHE BOY CRAWLED OUT OF BED,AND COULDN'T GET OUT USING THEDOOR -- SO HE RUSHED TO THEWINDOW TO ESCAPE.BATTALIONCHIEF DAIRN PETERBURS SAID --THAT MOVE WAS SOMETHING HELEARNED JUST LAST YEAR... ANDIT LIKELY SAVED HIS LIFE.11:21:00 This child that wasable to crawl out of his bedand come out of the window, ayear ago thorough his school,he went to the Milwaukee FireSurvive Alive House and helearned that if conditionswere so that the next bestoption would be a window.PETERBURS SAID EVERYONE INSIDETHE HOME WAS ABLE TO MAKE ITOUT SAFELY.THE NEIGHBOR WHOCALLED 911 --- SAD TO SEE HISFRIENDS DISPLACED BUT GLADTHEY'RE ALL OKAY.AND WERE ALSOTOLD ONE FIREFIGHTER WASTRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITALAFTER HE BURNED HIS HAND.REPORTING IN MILWAUKEE, RYANJENKINS,
