Deadly Milwaukee apartment fire prompts calls to update sprinkler system requirements

Vos, firefighters at odds over sprinkler requirements after Milwaukee's deadly fire

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Milwaukee fatal apartment fire; investigation update from officials

Milwaukee fire officials and other city leaders spoke in the aftermath of a fatal apartment fire near 27th and Highland.

Mother's Day fire at Milwaukee's Highland Court Apartments kills 5, no sprinklers scrutinized

Five people died in a Mother's Day fire at an 85-unit apartment complex without a building-wide sprinkler system.

Deadly Milwaukee apartment fire prompts calls to update sprinkler system requirements

Milwaukee's Fire Chief is sounding the alarm about the absence of fire sprinkler systems in certain buildings, following a tragic apartment fire that claimed the lives of five people over the weekend. The fire at the Highland Court Apartments near 27th and Highland has brought renewed focus to the safety standards in apartments built before 1974, which are exempt from laws requiring sprinkler systems in many cases.The Milwaukee Department of Nei…