Six People Die In Fire

Six people have died in a fire in an apartment building in Waukesha County early Friday, October 21, 2022.

The fire was reported around 5 AM at a four-family apartment building in Hartland, which is about 26 miles west of Milwaukee.

Fifteen fire departments and nine police departments responded to the scene and worked to rescue people from the building and its balconies.

Hartland police say an “active criminal investigation” is underway, saying it’s very early on in the investigation and we’re looking into if someone may have started the fire on purpose.

The victims’ names and ages were not immediately released.