According to CCTV News, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Wisconsin, USA on the 21st local time, killing 7 people.
NBC reported that Hartland, Wisconsin, police said at a press conference on the 21st that a fire broke out in a four-house apartment building in Hartland at around 5:11 that day. 15 departments of the local fire department and 9 departments of the police department responded to the accident. Rescuers helped people evacuate from the apartment building and on the balcony and tried to protect the apartment building.
It is not clear whether the deceased came from the same family. Police did not disclose the number of injured people or disclose how many residents there were in the building. Associated Press reported that American Red Cross spokesman Justin Kern said a total of 10 people from three families were homeless due to the fire.
"New York Times " reported that the cause of the fire and the location of the fire are still unclear. Hartland Police Chief Torin Misco did not disclose whether anyone was intentionally setting fire, but said police were conducting a criminal investigation.
▌Source: China Fire Protection CCTV China News Network
