Milwaukee apartment building residents jump from windows amid rare large fire

Four people died and 200 were displaced by five-alarm fire in building without sprinkler system

A fire at an apartment building in Milwaukee killed four people, critically injured four others and displaced roughly 200 people on Sunday, according to authorities.

The blaze was so intense that residents of the four-story building jumped from its windows – and the first firefighters to arrive at the scene were “outmatched” by its flames, officials said.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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