Residential, Residential High Rise Madison, WI – Residential high-rise fire limited by sprinkler system; No injuries reported May 15, 2016 viking210 The Madison Fire Department says the automatic fire sprinkler system kept a fire in the YWCA building from spreading. Firefighters were called to the building at 101 E. Mifflin Street just before 5 p.m. Saturday evening. The fire department says the fire was in the fifth floor hallway. The first unit in found heavy smoke on the fifth floor, so firefighters activated a second alarm. With the help of the sprinklers, fire crews had the fire under control by about 5:15 p.m. Everyone who lived in the building was able to return. The Madison Fire Department says the Red Cross helped some families with emergency needs and Metro Transit provided a bus for residents to stay warm while the building was evacuated. Damage is estimated at $25,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. ******** UPDATE (WKOW) — Fire Chief Steven Davis on the scene says the fifth floor of the YWCA, where the fire was located, is residential housing. The people there have been evacuated. No one’s been asked to leave the rest of the building, however. Crews were able to put out the fire. No injuries are reported – though there is some water damage. Investigators on the scene are trying to determine the cause and when the fifth-floor residents can be let back in. ******** MADISON (WKOW) — Madison firefighters are responding to a second alarm at the downtown YWCA location. The fire department supervisor on duty says the call came in just before 5:00 p.m. for smoke coming from the fifth floor of the structure at 101 E. Mifflin.
