Fire Survivors, Landlord Group, Lawmakers and Fire Chief Weigh in on Fire Sprinkler Safety

Lipski: Sprinklers are a necessity, not an amenity

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski says the latest north-side apartment fire underscores a familiar danger: older buildings without sprinklers. Eight people were rescued, including two infants; six residents were injured, two after jumping from windows, and one firefighter suffered minor burns. Lipski, joining Wisconsin’s Afternoon News, credited quick, difficult decisions by crews for preventing deaths, but stressed the outcome could have been f…

Fire survivors, landlord group, lawmakers and fire chief weigh in on fire sprinkler safety

Five people died in a Mother's Day fire at 27th and Highland in an apartment building without sprinklers. Just one week later, 37 people were displaced after two apartment fires in Milwaukee both in buildings without sprinklers.As recently as January, two fires occurred one week apart in buildings Milwaukee's fire chief said had no sprinklers. One at 24th and Hampton sent seven to the hospital. Another at Loomis and Fardale led to at least three…