GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Green Bay Metro Fire Department called out to an apartment fire.
It broke out at a complex on S. Taylor Street, between 9th Street and W. Mason Street early this morning (Tuesday).
Four people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. 21 people have been displaced.
Fire crews helped evacuate apartment residents.
The Red Cross is on the scene, assisting the residents and helping firefighters.
While the building is not a total loss, the word is residents can’t go back in for at least 48 hours.
Fire investigators say the fire started in a basement. They say it took them a while to locate the area, but were able to put it out within two minutes.
Also overnight, Green Bay Metro Fire says one person was inside when an apartment fire broke out on the city’s east side.
The apartment building is on Vine Street, off of Bader Street.
Fire crews say that person was able to make it out of the building safely.
It is unclear what caused the fire. A total of 15 people have been displaced in that fire.
