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Milwaukee firefighters contain overnight blaze that reached neighboring home
A fire reported around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on 3rd Street spread from a two-story house to the residence next door. Crews found no one inside, but a dog was dead; investigators are working to determine the cause.
A house fire that spread to a neighboring residence early Sunday killed a dog in Milwaukee, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Firefighters were called to 3rd Street around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 18. They found flames involving both floors of a two-story home, with the fire beginning to spread to the house next door, the department said.
After putting out the blaze, crews searched the building. No people were found inside, but firefighters found a dead dog. The American Red Cross is assisting, the department said. No firefighters were injured.
Milwaukee police are investigating what caused the fire.