The Milwaukee Fire Department battled a 4th alarm fire at Aguilar's Welding on West National Avenue near South 12th Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday, July 19, 2019. Plumes of smoke were visible from the Marquette Interchange. Extreme heat and hazardous building contents were making it hard for firefighters to extinguish the fire.
Newhall House, 1883, After the Fire

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We asked retired Milwaukee firefighter Wayne Mutza - who has also authored books on the history of and his time with the Milwaukee Fire Dept. - about some of the most dramatic fires in Milwaukee history. Here, Mutza - whose brother Dale Mutza photographed many Milwaukee fire scenes - shares nine of them.
Rebecca Sullivan


Milwaukee House Fire Today
January 10, 1883: The Newhall House, one of the largest hotels in the state, burns to the ground in a dramatic fire that claimed…


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